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English adjective: leaning | |||
| 1. | leaning departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | ||
| Samples | The leaning tower of Pisa. The headstones were tilted. | ||
| Synonyms | atilt, canted, tilted, tipped | ||
| Similar | inclined | ||
| Antonyms | horizontal, vertical, perpendicular | ||
English noun: leaning | |||
| 1. | leaning (feeling) an inclination to do something | ||
| Samples | He felt leanings toward frivolity. | ||
| Synonyms | propensity, tendency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inclination | ||
| 2. | leaning (cognition) a natural inclination | ||
| Samples | He has a proclivity for exaggeration. | ||
| Synonyms | proclivity, propensity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| 3. | leaning (attribute) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical | ||
| Samples | The tower had a pronounced tilt. The ship developed a list to starboard. He walked with a heavy inclination to the right. | ||
| Synonyms | inclination, lean, list, tilt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, spatial relation | ||
| 4. | leaning (act) the act of deviating from a vertical position | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
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