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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaned (l[=e]nd),
     sometimes Leant (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. Leaning.] [OE.
     lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n,
     D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare,
     Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. [root]40. Cf.
     Declivity, Climax, Incline, Ladder.]
     1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to
        be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she
        leaned out at the window; a leaning column. ``He leant
        forward.'' --Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --
        with to, toward, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --
        with on, upon, or against.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
                                                    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Leaning \Lean"ing\, n.
     The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a
     leaning towards Calvinism.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaned (l[=e]nd),
     sometimes Leant (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. Leaning.] [OE.
     lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n,
     D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare,
     Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. [root]40. Cf.
     Declivity, Climax, Incline, Ladder.]
     1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to
        be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she
        leaned out at the window; a leaning column. ``He leant
        forward.'' --Dickens.
  
     2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --
        with to, toward, etc.
  
              They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --
        with on, upon, or against.
  
              He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
                                                    --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Leaning \Lean"ing\, n.
     The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a
     leaning towards Calvinism.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  leaning
       adj 1: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical
              or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the
              headstones were tilted" [syn: atilt, canted, tilted,
               tipped]
       2: resting against a support
       n 1: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward
            frivolity" [syn: propensity, tendency]
       2: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for
          exaggeration" [syn: proclivity, propensity]
       3: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
          from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the
          ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a
          heavy inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list, inclination,
           lean]
       4: the act of deviating from a vertical position

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leaning
     n.
     A tendency or propensity.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lean nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  leaning
     n.
     A tendency or propensity.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lean nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  leaning
     n.
     A tendency or propensity.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lean nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  leaning
     n.
     A tendency or propensity.
     vb.
     (present participle of en lean nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leaning
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm l ean ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leaning
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en lean ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb lean)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Leaning /lˈiːnɪŋ/
  الميل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  leaning //ˈliːnɪŋ// 
  склонност
  A tendency or propensity

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  leaning /lˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  tendence

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  leaning /lˈiːnɪŋ/ 
  sklon