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Leaned
/liːnd/
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
📖 Definitions of "Leaned"
- 1
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
"She leaned out of the window."
- 2
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
"I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election. The Hispanic vote leans Democratic."
- 3
Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
- 4
To hang outwards.
- 1
To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
- 1
To conceal.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Leaned"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inclinationnoun | A tendency. |
| inclineverb | (chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc. |
| tiltverb | (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| slantverb | (ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline. |
| runverb | To move swiftly. |
| trimverb | (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| wiry | Thin, muscular and flexible. |
| shrunken | Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled. |
| shrivelled | Collapsed in size. |
| shriveled | Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. |
| pinched | (of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger. |
| thinverb | (transitive) To make thin or thinner. |
| slimverb | (intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness. |
| withered | Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water. |
| slendernoun | Thin; slim. |
| spindly | Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance. |
| wizened | Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. |
| wizenverb | (ambitransitive) To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness. |
| twiglike | Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle. |
| skinnyverb | (transitive, informal) To reduce or cut down. |
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