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Main Entry:
1lean 
Pronunciation:
l
n
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
leaned 
/
l
nd, 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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