Leant

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaned} (l[=e]nd),
     sometimes {Leant} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaning}.] [OE.
     lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n,
     D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare,
     Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. [root]40. Cf.
     {Declivity}, {Climax}, {Incline}, {Ladder}.]


     1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to
        be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she
        leaned out at the window; a leaning column. "He leant
        forward." --Dickens.
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     2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --
        with to, toward, etc.
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              They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --
        with on, upon, or against.
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              He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lean
       adj 1: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin";
              "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
              [syn: {thin}] [ant: {fat}]
       2: lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean
          ore"; "lean fuel" [ant: {rich}]
       3: containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy
          allowance" [syn: {skimpy}]
       4: low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
       5: not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
       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" [syn: {tilt}, {list}, {inclination},
            {leaning}]
       v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
            over the banister" [syn: {tilt}, {tip}, {slant}, {angle}]
       2: cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the
          wall"
       3: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be
          inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures";
          "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
          [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {incline}, {run}]
       4: rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
       5: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
          [syn: {list}]
       [also: {leant}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leant
       See {lean}