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lean
verb
-
lean
,
leaning
,
leans
,
leaned
,
leant
to
bend
your
body
or
move
something
so
it
is
at
an
angle
,
often
resting
for
support
•
The
curious
boy
leaned
forward
to
smell
the
flower
.
The
curious
boy
leaned
forward
to
smell
the
flower
.
•
During
the
group
photo
,
everyone
leaned
to
the
left
so
they
would
all
fit
in
the
frame
.
During
the
group
photo
,
everyone
leaned
to
the
left
so
they
would
all
fit
in
the
frame
.
Old
English
hlǣnan
“
cause
to
lean
”,
later
re-analysed
as
an
intransitive
verb
meaning
“
to
incline
”.
verb
-
lean
,
leaning
,
leans
,
leaned
,
leant
to
depend
on
someone
or
something
for
help
or
support
•
Whenever
I
have
problems
,
I
lean
on
my
best
friend
for
advice
.
Whenever
I
have
problems
,
I
lean
on
my
best
friend
for
advice
.
•
The
village
leaned
on
tourism
after
the
factory
closed
.
The
village
leaned
on
tourism
after
the
factory
closed
.
Figurative
sense
of
“
lean
”
meaning
“
rely
”
recorded
from
the
17th
century
.
