leaned (verb)

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• lean on — verb rest on for support (Freq. 6) you can lean on me if you get tired • Syn: ↑rest on, ↑lean against • Hypernyms: ↑touch, ↑adjoin, ↑meet, ↑contact …   Useful english dictionary

• crowd up — verb To come together, to form a crowd. They all crowded up and leaned over the rails, nearly in my face, and kept still, watching with all their might. I could see them first rate, but they couldnt see me …   Wiktionary

• lean on — verb a) To depend upon for support. He didnt make a donation until some of his customers leaned on him. b) To apply pressure on …   Wiktionary

• go for the gold — verb To attempt to achieve the maximum reward or result in an endeavor. Deciding to go for the gold, he leaned close to Lukes ear and whispered, Can you tell Mama I should have a dog? A really big dog? …   Wiktionary

• recoil — verb ADVERB ▪ a bit, a little, slightly ▪ instinctively ▪ As he leaned forward she instinctively recoiled. ▪ instantly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• singe — verb the ends of my hair were singed when I leaned over the candle Syn: scorch, burn, sear, char See note at burn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lean — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ lightly ▪ slightly ▪ casually, comfortably, lazily, nonchalantly …   Collocations dictionary

• lean — lean1 [ lin ] (past tense and past participle leaned [ lind ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive lean forward/back/toward/across etc. to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist: The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lean — [[t]li͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ leans, leaning, leaned, leant, leaner, leanest (American English uses the form leaned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either leaned or leant.) 1) VERB When you lean in a particular direction, you… …   English dictionary

• lean — I UK [liːn] / US [lɪn] verb Word forms lean : present tense I/you/we/they lean he/she/it leans present participle leaning past tense leaned UK [liːnd] / US [lɪnd] or leant UK [lent] / US past participle leaned or leant *** 1) [intransitive] to… …   English dictionary

• lean — I. /lin / (say leen) verb (leaned or leant /lɛnt/ (say lent), leaning) –verb (i) 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position or in a particular direction. 2. to rest against or on something for support. 3. to depend or rely: to lean on empty… …