leaning definition |Dictionary.com

Related Searches

on Ask.com

leaning tower of pisa

why does the leaning tower of pisa lean

who built the leaning tower of pisa

leaning tower of pisa location

how tall is the leaning tower of pisa

purpose of leaning tower of pisa

facts on the leaning tower of pisa

who designed the leaning tower of pisa

what city is the leaning tower of pisa in

who constructed the leaning tower of pisa

angle of leaning tower of pisa

why did they build the leaning tower of pisa

leaning

Sponsored Links Lean Six Sigma Online
Villanova Six Sigma Certification 100% Online Program - Free Info.
VillanovaU.com/Lean_Six_Sigma

Value Stream Leadership
The executive search firm for lean leaders.
www.valuestreamleaders.com

Lean Manufacturing
White Papers, Case Studies & Video Lean Management Solutions for Mfr.
QADSoftware.com/LeanManufacturing

6 dictionary results for: leaning

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

lean·ing

[lee-ning] Pronunciation Key

–noun

inclination; tendency: strong literary leanings.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME leninge, OE hlining. See lean¹, -ing¹

]

—Synonyms bent, propensity, proclivity, bias, penchant.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

Sponsored Links Lean Six Sigma Online
Villanova Six Sigma Certification 100% Online Program - Free Info.
VillanovaU.com/Lean_Six_Sigma

Value Stream Leadership
The executive search firm for lean leaders.
www.valuestreamleaders.com

Lean Manufacturing
White Papers, Case Studies & Video Lean Management Solutions for Mfr.
QADSoftware.com/LeanManufacturing

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

lean1

[leen] Pronunciation Key verb, leaned or (especially British

) leant; lean·ing; noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.

2.	to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned sharply before renovation.

3.	to incline in feeling, opinion, action, etc.: to lean toward socialism.

4.	to rest against or on something for support: to lean against a wall.

5.	to depend or rely (usually fol. by on or upon): someone he could lean on in an emergency.

–verb (used with object)

6.	to incline or bend: He leaned his head forward.

7.	to cause to lean or rest; prop: to lean a chair against the railing.

–noun

8.	the act or state of leaning; inclination: The tower has a pronounced lean.

—Verb phrase

lean on, Informal.

a.	to exert influence or pressure on in order to gain cooperation, maintain discipline, or the like: The state is leaning on the company to clean up its industrial wastes.

b.	to criticize, reprimand, or punish: I would have enjoyed school more if the teachers hadn't leaned on me so much.

—Idiom

10.	lean over backward(s). bend¹ (def. 20).

[Origin: bef. 900; ME lenen, OE hleonian, hlinian; c. G. lehnen; akin to L clīnāre to incline, Gk klnein

]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

lean¹   (lēn) Pronunciation Key
v.   leaned, lean·ing, leans

v.   intr.

To bend or slant away from the vertical.
To incline the weight of the body so as to be supported: leaning against the railing. See Synonyms at slant.
To rely for assistance or support: Lean on me for help.
To have a tendency or preference: a government that leans toward fascism.
Informal To exert pressure: The boss is leaning on us to meet the deadline.

v. tr.

To set or place so as to be resting or supported.
To cause to incline.

n. A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.

[Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

lean·ing (lē'nĭng) Pronunciation Key
n. An inclination, a tendency, or a preference. See Synonyms at predilection.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

leaning
adjective
1.	departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: atilt]
noun
1.	an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
2.	a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: proclivity]
3.	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]
4.	the act of deviating from a vertical position