leaning

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leaning Definition

• (n) an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
• (n) a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
• (n) 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"
• (n) the act of deviating from a vertical position
• (s) departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
• (s) resting against a support

leaning Synonyms

• atilt
• canted
• inclination
• lean
• leaning
• list
• proclivity
• propensity
• tendency
• tilt
• tilted
• tipped