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leaning

DEFINITIONS OF: leaning

1

n the act of deviating from a vertical position

Type of:
act, deed, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen

n the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Synonyms:
inclination, lean, list, tilt
Type of:
position, spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

n a natural inclination

Synonyms:
proclivity, propensity
Type of:
disposition, inclination, tendency
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

n an inclination to do something

“he felt leanings toward frivolity”
Synonyms:
propensity, tendency
Type of:
inclination
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking

adj departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

“the leaning tower of Pisa”
Synonyms:
atilt, canted, tilted, tipped
inclined
at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
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