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LEANING

Definition:

1. [noun] an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
   Synonyms: propensity, tendency
   
   
2. [noun] a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
   Synonyms: proclivity, propensity
   
   
3. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: tilt, list, inclination, lean
   
   
4. [noun] the act of deviating from a vertical position
   
   
5. [adjective] departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
   Synonyms: atilt, canted, tilted, tipped
   
   
6. [adjective] resting against a support
   
   

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