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leaning |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lean 2 of 4 senses of lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => slope, incline, pitch => weather => list => lean back recline Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => take kindly to => suffer => gravitate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lean 2 of 4 senses of lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => slope, incline, pitch => ascend => stoop => fall => climb => dip => weather => list => lean back recline => fall back Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => take kindly to => suffer => gravitate Entailment of verb lean Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lean 4 senses of lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => bend, flex Also See-> lean against#1; lean on#1 Sense 2 lean => put set place pose, position, lay Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => be Sense 4 lean => trust, swear, rely, bank Familiarity of verb lean lean used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => bend, flex -------------- Sense 2 lean => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => be -------------- Sense 4 lean => trust, swear, rely, bank -------------- Grep of noun leaning cleaning dry cleaning leaning spring-cleaning Overview of noun leaning The noun leaning has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. leaning, propensity, tendency -- (an inclination to do something "he felt leanings toward frivolity") 2. proclivity, propensity, leaning -- (a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration") 3. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning -- (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right") 4. leaning -- (the act deviating from a vertical position) Overview of verb lean The verb lean has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (24) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle -- (to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister") 2. (6) lean -- (cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall") 3. (3) tend, be given lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence") 4. (1) lean -- (rely on for support; "We can lean on this man") Overview of adj leaning The adj leaning has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped -- (departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted") 2. leaning -- (resting against a support) Antonyms of adj leaning 2 senses of leaning Sense 1 atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped INDIRECT (VIA vertical, inclined) -> horizontal INDIRECT (VIA inclined, horizontal) -> vertical, perpendicular Sense 2 leaning INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright Similarity of adj leaning 2 senses of leaning Sense 1 atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped => inclined (vs. horizontal) (vs. vertical) Sense 2 leaning => unerect (vs. erect) Attributes of adj leaning Familiarity of adj leaning leaning used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj leaning leaning Overview of noun leaning The noun leaning has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. leaning, propensity, tendency -- (an inclination to do something "he felt leanings toward frivolity") 2. proclivity, propensity, leaning -- (a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration") 3. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning -- (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right") 4. leaning -- (the act deviating from a vertical position) Overview of verb lean The verb lean has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (24) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle -- (to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister") 2. (6) lean -- (cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall") 3. (3) tend, be given lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence") 4. (1) lean -- (rely on for support; "We can lean on this man") Overview of adj leaning The adj leaning has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped -- (departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted") 2. leaning -- (resting against a support)
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