Lean
61lean — lean1 verb (past and past participle leaned or chiefly Brit. leant) 1》 be in or move into a sloping position. ↘(lean against/on) incline from the perpendicular and rest against. 2》 (lean on) rely on or derive support from. 3》 (lean on)… …
62lean on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lean on : present tense I/you/we/they lean on he/she/it leans on present participle leaning on past tense leaned on or leant on past participle leaned on or leant on 1) lean on someone to depend on someone… …
63lean — 1. Thin. Wīwī. Also: ōlala, ā aua, aua, amopu u. See thin. 2. Not greasy. Pākā, pāka a, kōka a. Lean beef, i o pipi momona ole, i o pākā, i o pāka a. 3. Incline. Hiō, hiōhiō, pahiō, kahiō; ♦ lean back, ho okīki i, hikiki i, kīkū, nanai …
64lean-to — I. noun (plural lean tos) Date: 15th century 1. a wing or extension of a building having a lean to roof 2. a rough shed or shelter with a lean to roof II. adjective Date: 1649 having only one slope or pitch < a lean to roof > see roof… …
65Lean on Me — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lean on Me est une chanson de Bill Withers enregistrée en 1972. Lean on Me est une chanson de Limp Bizkit enregistrée en 1995. Lean on Me est un film… …
66lean — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, acquiesce, agree, angular, angularity, arid, ascend, ascetic, austere, bad, bald, bank, bare, barren, be agreeable to, be dying to, be eager, be game, be open to, be ready, be spoiling for …
67lean — [OE] Lean ‘thin’ and lean ‘incline’ are of course of completely different origin. The adjective goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *khlainjaz. The verb can be traced to an Indo European base *kli ‘lean, slope’, which has given English a wealth… …
68lean on — or lean upon 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lean on someone or lean upon them, you depend on them for support and encouragement. [V P n] She leaned on him to help her to solve her problems. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you lean on someone, you try to influence… …
69lean — I verb 1) Polly leaned against the door Syn: rest on/against, recline on/against, be supported by 2) trees leaning in the wind Syn: slant, incline, bend, tilt, be at an angle, slope, tip, list …
70lean-to — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lean to : singular lean to plural lean tos a) a simple outdoor building or shelter that uses the side of another building as one of its walls and has a sloping roof b) a simple outdoor shelter that stands alone …
