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lean[1,verb] lean[2,noun] lean[3,adjective] lean[4,noun] lean-to[1,noun] lean-to[2,adjective]

Main Entry: ¹lean
Pronunciation: ln
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): leaned /lnd, chiefly Brit lent/; lean·ing /l-ni/
Etymology: Old English hleonian "to slant to one side"
1 a : to slant or cause to slant or bend from an upright position <the tree leans to one side> <lean a ladder against a wall> b : to cast one's weight to one side for support <lean on me>
2 : to depend for support <lean on one's family in a crisis>
3 : to tend in opinion, taste, or desire <lean toward simplicity>

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