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Word: Lean
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
liːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
be in or move into a sloping position
Short Definition:be in sloping position
Examples:- he leaned back in his chair
- she leant forward and whispered conspiratorially
- a line of palm trees leaning in the wind
Word: Lean
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
liːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination
Short Definition:deviation from perpendicular
Examples:- the vehicle has a definite lean to the left
Word: Lean
Speech Type: Adjective
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