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1 incumbo
incumbo, cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, ĕre, v. n. [1. incubo], to lay one ' s self upon, to lean or recline upon a thing (cf. ingruo; class., partic. in the trop. sense).I.Lit., constr. with in, ad, super, or dat.; also with the simple acc.:B.olivae,
Verg. E. 8, 16:in parietem,
Dig. 39, 2, 28:densis ordinibus nunc alii in alios, nunc in scuta incumbentes sustinebant impetus Romanorum,
Liv. 35, 5, 7:toro,
Verg. A. 4, 650:materiae,
Curt. 8, 10, 25:terrae,
Tac. A. 2, 17:super praedam,
to lie upon, Petr. 80:in eum,
Curt. 6, 9: ad vos, Ov. M. 9, 385:cumulatis in aqua sarcinis insuper incumbebant,
Liv. 22, 2, 8:validis incumbere remis,
Verg. A. 5, 15; 10, 294; Curt. 9, 9, 4.—Of the heavens:cava in se convexitas vergit, et cardini suo, hoc est terrae, undique incumbit,
Plin. 2, 64, 64, § 160:mare,
to cast itself into the sea, id. 5, 32, 40, § 141: fessi arma sua, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 229:tecto incubuit bubo,
perched on, Ov. M. 6, 432:gladium faciam culcitam, camque incumbam,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 29.—Transf., to lean or incline towards, to overhang; to rush towards:II.silex prona jugo laevum incumbebat ad amnem,
Verg. A. 8, 236:laurus incumbens arae,
id. ib. 2, 514: in gladium, to fall on one ' s sword, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154:gladio,
Auct. Her. 1, 11, 18:ferro,
Phaedr. 3, 10, 33:in hostem,
to press upon the enemy, Liv. 30, 34, 2; cf.:duo duces circumstare urbem... et unum in locum totam periculi molem, omne onus incubuisse,
id. 27, 40, 6.—Trop.A.To press upon, burden, oppress, weigh upon:B.incubuere (venti) mari,
Verg. A. 1, 84:tempestas a vertice silvis incubuit,
id. G. 2, 311:gravis incumbens scopulis aestas,
id. ib. 2, 377:febrium terris incubuit cohors,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 30:(aestus) incubuit populo,
Lucr. 6, 142. — Absol.:saevior armis Luxuria incubuit,
Just. 6, 292.—To bend one ' s attention to, to apply or devote one ' s self to, to exert one ' s self, or take pains with, pay attention to; constr. with in, ad, or dat.:C.rogandis legibus,
Flor. 3, 16:ceris et stilo,
Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 9:labori,
Sil. 4, 820:toto pectore novae cogitationi,
Tac. Or. 3:et animo et opibus in bellum,
Caes. B. G. 7, 76:ut jam inclinato (judici) reliqua incumbat oratio,
press upon, exert influence on, Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 324; cf.:invidia mihi incumbit,
Tac. A. 14, 54:in aliquod studium,
Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 34:in causam,
id. Phil. 4, 5, 12:acrius graviusque ad ulciscendas rei publicae injurias,
id. ib. 6, 1, 2:tota mente in aliquam curam et cogitationem,
id. Fam. 10, 3, 3:toto pectore ad laudem,
id. ib. 10, 12, 2:omni cogitatione curaque in rem publicam,
id. ib. 1, 2:fato urguenti incumbere,
to press on, hasten, Verg. A. 2, 653.—With inf.:sarcire ruinas,
Verg. G. 4, 249:delatorem pervertere,
Tac. H. 2, 10.—With ut and subj.:Appius Claudius... cum suis tum totius nobilitatis viribus incubuit, ut, etc.,
Liv. 10, 15, 8.— Absol.:nunc, nunc incumbere tempus,
Ov. M. 10, 657.—To incline, choose, be inclined to, lean towards:D.hoc servi esse officium reor,... non quo incumbat eum (i. e. erum) inpellere,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 8:ut eos, qui audiunt, quocumque incubuerit, possit impellere,
whithersoever he may incline, choose, Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 55:eodem incumbunt municipia,
are inclined the same way, id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:ad voluntatem perferendae legis,
id. Att. 1, 19, 4:voluntatum inclinatio ad virum bonum,
to lean towards, turn to, id. Mur. 26, 53: in causam, Cael. ad Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 3:in cupiditatem,
Cic. Att. 5, 13, 3:in illo,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 6.—To be incumbent upon one as a duty (post-class.):accusandi necessitas domino,
Dig. 48, 2, 5:ei probatio,
ib. 22, 3, 2:judici omnium rerum officium,
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2 incumbō
incumbō cubuī, cubitus, ere [CVB-], to lay oneself, lean, press, support oneself: in scuta, L.: in gladium, fall on: toro, V.: validis incumbere remis, bend to, V.: tecto incubuit bubo, perched on, O.: ferro, fall on, O.—To lean, incline, overhang: silex incumbebat ad amnem, V.: ad vos, O.: laurus Incumbens arae, V.—In war, to press upon, throw oneself: in hostem, L.: unum in locum totam periculi molem incubuisse, L.—Fig., to press upon, settle on, burden, oppress, weigh upon: Incubuere (venti) mari, V.: tempestas silvis Incubuit, V.: febrium Terris incubuit cohors, H.—To make an effort, apply oneself, exert oneself, take pains with, pay attention to: Tum Teucri incumbunt, V.: nunc, nunc incumbere tempus, O.: huc incumbe, attend to this: et animo et opibus in id bellum, Cs.: omni studio ad bellum: acrius ad ulciscendas rei p. iniurias: ut inclinato (iudici) incumbat oratio, influence: fato urguenti, i. e. accelerate, V.: sarcire ruinas, V.: suis viribus incubuit, ut, etc., L.—To incline, choose, be inclined to, lean towards: eos, quocumque incubuerit, impellere, whithersoever he may try: eodem incumbunt municipia, are inclined: inclinatio incubuit ad virum bonum: in cupiditatem.* * *incumbere, incumbui, incumbitus Vlean forward/over/on, press on; attack, apply force; fall on (one's sword) -
3 immineo
immĭnĕo ( inm-), ēre, v. n. [in-mineo], to project over or towards a thing, to bend or lean towards, to hang down over, overhang (syn. impendeo).I.Lit. (mostly poet.):B. 1.collis plurimus urbi Imminet,
commands, Verg. A. 1, 420; cf.:imminens prope ipsis moenibus tumulus,
Liv. 29, 35, 7:imminens villae tua pinus esto,
Hor. C. 3, 22, 5:candida populus antro Imminet,
Verg. E. 9, 41:aër his,
Ov. M. 1, 52:caelumque quod imminet orbi,
id. ib. 2, 7:scopulus aequoribus,
id. ib. 4, 525:apex collis subjectis arvis,
id. ib. 7, 779:nemus desuper,
Verg. A. 1, 165:arbos,
Ov. M. 4, 459:imminet e celsis audentius improba muris Virgo,
Val. Fl. 6, 681; Quint. 11, 3, 130:choros ducit Venus imminente luna,
shining overhead, Hor. C. 1, 4, 5: cum ageretur togata, simulans, caterva tota clarissima concentione in ore impuri hominis imminens contionata est: Huic vitae tuae, etc., bending or turning towards, Cic. Sest. 55, 118; cf.:gestu omni imminenti,
bent towards him, id. de Or. 2, 55, 225.—In gen. (rare):2.imminet hic, sequiturque parem, similisque tenenti Non tenet,
Ov. M. 7, 785:tergo fugacis,
id. ib. 1, 542:carcer imminens foro,
adjoining, Liv. 1, 33, 8:imminentia muro aedificia,
id. 2, 33, 7.—In partic. (like impendere and instare), in an inimical sense, to threaten, menace, by nearness or commanding position (class.):II.nimis imminebat propter propinquitatem Aegina Piraeeo,
Cic. Off. 3, 11, 46; cf.:Carthago imminere jam fructuosissimis insulis populi Romani videbatur,
id. Agr. 2, 32, 87:certior sum factus, Parthos... Ciliciae magis imminere,
id. Att. 5, 20, 2:imminent duo reges toti Asiae,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 5, 12:circum insulas Italiae inminentes,
Liv. 21, 49, 1:Mithridates Italiae quoque,
Vell. 2, 18, 4:Parthi Latio,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 53:Germaniae et Britanniae,
Suet. Calig. 19:bello subegit gentem rebus populi Romani imminentem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 20:instabat agmen Caesaris atque universum imminebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 80 fin.:imbrium divina avis imminentŭm,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 10:turris ingens inminebat,
Liv. 21, 7, 7; 21, 11, 10:inminentes tumuli,
id. 3, 7, 2. —Trop. (class.).A.To strive eagerly ofter a thing, to be eager for, to long for, be intent upon:B.hujus mendicitas aviditate conjuncta in nostras fortunas imminebat,
Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 20; Liv. 30, 28, 9:in alterius ducis exercitusque opprimendi occasionem imminebat,
id. 25, 20, 5:huc imminet: om nes Dirigit huc sensus,
Verg. Cul. 89:alieno imminere,
Sen. Ep. 2 fin.:rebus,
Tac. A. 16, 14:quod imminere emptioni publicanos videbat,
Suet. Aug. 24:peritus rerum popularium imminensque ei potestati,
Liv. 3, 51, 9:spei majoris honoris,
id. 4, 25, 9:occasioni alloquendi regem,
Curt. 5, 11:exitio conjugis,
Ov. M. 1, 146:Verres avaritia semper hiante atque imminenti fuit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134.—Transf. (acc. to I. B.), to be near at hand, to impend.1.In gen.:2.sunt qui ea, quae quotidie imminent, non videant,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:mors, quae propter incertos casus quotidie imminet,
id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91.—In partic., to threaten by nearness, to be imminent:periculum, quod imminere ipsi portenderetur,
Suet. Claud. 29:periculum ambobus,
id. Tit. 9:imminentes undique insidiae,
id. Caes. 86:discrimina undique,
id. Tib. 25:summum discrimen,
Quint. 8, 4, 22:bellum,
id. 12, 1, 43:taedio praesentium et imminentium metu,
Suet. Vit. 15. -
4 inmineo
immĭnĕo ( inm-), ēre, v. n. [in-mineo], to project over or towards a thing, to bend or lean towards, to hang down over, overhang (syn. impendeo).I.Lit. (mostly poet.):B. 1.collis plurimus urbi Imminet,
commands, Verg. A. 1, 420; cf.:imminens prope ipsis moenibus tumulus,
Liv. 29, 35, 7:imminens villae tua pinus esto,
Hor. C. 3, 22, 5:candida populus antro Imminet,
Verg. E. 9, 41:aër his,
Ov. M. 1, 52:caelumque quod imminet orbi,
id. ib. 2, 7:scopulus aequoribus,
id. ib. 4, 525:apex collis subjectis arvis,
id. ib. 7, 779:nemus desuper,
Verg. A. 1, 165:arbos,
Ov. M. 4, 459:imminet e celsis audentius improba muris Virgo,
Val. Fl. 6, 681; Quint. 11, 3, 130:choros ducit Venus imminente luna,
shining overhead, Hor. C. 1, 4, 5: cum ageretur togata, simulans, caterva tota clarissima concentione in ore impuri hominis imminens contionata est: Huic vitae tuae, etc., bending or turning towards, Cic. Sest. 55, 118; cf.:gestu omni imminenti,
bent towards him, id. de Or. 2, 55, 225.—In gen. (rare):2.imminet hic, sequiturque parem, similisque tenenti Non tenet,
Ov. M. 7, 785:tergo fugacis,
id. ib. 1, 542:carcer imminens foro,
adjoining, Liv. 1, 33, 8:imminentia muro aedificia,
id. 2, 33, 7.—In partic. (like impendere and instare), in an inimical sense, to threaten, menace, by nearness or commanding position (class.):II.nimis imminebat propter propinquitatem Aegina Piraeeo,
Cic. Off. 3, 11, 46; cf.:Carthago imminere jam fructuosissimis insulis populi Romani videbatur,
id. Agr. 2, 32, 87:certior sum factus, Parthos... Ciliciae magis imminere,
id. Att. 5, 20, 2:imminent duo reges toti Asiae,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 5, 12:circum insulas Italiae inminentes,
Liv. 21, 49, 1:Mithridates Italiae quoque,
Vell. 2, 18, 4:Parthi Latio,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 53:Germaniae et Britanniae,
Suet. Calig. 19:bello subegit gentem rebus populi Romani imminentem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 20:instabat agmen Caesaris atque universum imminebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 80 fin.:imbrium divina avis imminentŭm,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 10:turris ingens inminebat,
Liv. 21, 7, 7; 21, 11, 10:inminentes tumuli,
id. 3, 7, 2. —Trop. (class.).A.To strive eagerly ofter a thing, to be eager for, to long for, be intent upon:B.hujus mendicitas aviditate conjuncta in nostras fortunas imminebat,
Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 20; Liv. 30, 28, 9:in alterius ducis exercitusque opprimendi occasionem imminebat,
id. 25, 20, 5:huc imminet: om nes Dirigit huc sensus,
Verg. Cul. 89:alieno imminere,
Sen. Ep. 2 fin.:rebus,
Tac. A. 16, 14:quod imminere emptioni publicanos videbat,
Suet. Aug. 24:peritus rerum popularium imminensque ei potestati,
Liv. 3, 51, 9:spei majoris honoris,
id. 4, 25, 9:occasioni alloquendi regem,
Curt. 5, 11:exitio conjugis,
Ov. M. 1, 146:Verres avaritia semper hiante atque imminenti fuit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134.—Transf. (acc. to I. B.), to be near at hand, to impend.1.In gen.:2.sunt qui ea, quae quotidie imminent, non videant,
Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:mors, quae propter incertos casus quotidie imminet,
id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91.—In partic., to threaten by nearness, to be imminent:periculum, quod imminere ipsi portenderetur,
Suet. Claud. 29:periculum ambobus,
id. Tit. 9:imminentes undique insidiae,
id. Caes. 86:discrimina undique,
id. Tib. 25:summum discrimen,
Quint. 8, 4, 22:bellum,
id. 12, 1, 43:taedio praesentium et imminentium metu,
Suet. Vit. 15. -
5 immineō (in-m-)
immineō (in-m-) —, —, ēre, to project over, lean towards, hang down over, overhang, overarch: Quos super silex Imminet, V.: imminente lunā, shining overhead, H.: in ore impuri hominis imminens, bending towards: gestu omni imminenti, bent towards him: collis urbi Imminet, commands, V.: moenibus tumulus, L.: caelumque quod imminet orbi, O.—To be near to, touch on, border upon, follow up: Imminet hic, sequiturque parem, O.: carcer imminens foro, adjoining, L.: imminentes domini, i. e. future, Ta.—To threaten, menace: instabat agmen atque universum imminebat, Cs.: Imbrium divina avis imminentūm, H.: cum Karthago huic imperio immineret: imminent reges Asiae: Parthi Latio, H.—Fig., to strive eagerly after, be eager for, long for, be intent upon: avaritiā imminenti esse: in exercitūs opprimendi occasionem, L.: ad caedem: ei potestati, L.: exitio coniugis, O.—To be at hand, impend: ea, quae cottidie imminent: mors, quae cottidie imminet: imminentium nescius, Ta. -
6 acclino
acclinare, acclinavi, acclinatus V TRANSlay down, rest (on) (w/DAT), lean against/towards, incline (to) -
7 adclino
adclinare, adclinavi, adclinatus V TRANSlay down, rest (on) (w/DAT), lean against/towards, incline (to) -
8 inclino
in-clīno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [clino, clinatus].I. A.Lit.1.In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):2.vela contrahit malosque inclinat,
Liv. 36, 44, 2:genua arenis,
Ov. M. 11, 356:(rector maris) omnes Inclinavit aquas ad avarae litora Trojae,
id. ib. 11, 209:inclinato in dextrum capite,
Quint. 11, 3, 119; id. ib. 69:inclinata utrolibet cervix,
id. 1, 11, 9:pollice intus inclinato,
id. 11, 3, 99:arbor Inclinat varias pondere nigra comas,
Mart. 1, 77, 8:sic super Actaeas agilis Cyllenius arces Inclinat cursus,
Ov. M. 2, 721:at mihi non oculos quisquam inclinavit euntes,
i. e. closed my sinking eyes, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 23 (Müll. inclamavit euntis):prius sol meridie se inclinavit, quam, etc.,
i. e. declined, Liv. 9, 32, 6; cf.:inclinato jam in postmeridianum tempus die,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 7.—Mid.: inclinari ad judicem (opp. reclinari ad suos,
Quint. 11, 3, 132):(terra) inclinatur retroque recellit,
bends down, Lucr. 6, 573:saxa inclinatis per humum quaesita lacertis,
Juv. 15, 63.—In partic.a.In milit. lang., to cause to fall back or give way:b.ut Hostus cecidit, confestim Romana inclinatur acies,
i. e. loses ground, retreats, Liv. 1, 12, 3:tum inclinari rem in fugam apparuit,
id. 7, 33, 7:quasdam acies inclinatas jam et labantes,
Tac. G. 8; cf. under II. —In gen., to turn back, cause to move backward:c.septemtrio inclinatum stagnum eodem quo aestus ferebat,
Liv. 26, 45, 8:cum primum aestu fretum inclinatum est,
id. 29, 7, 2.—In mal. part., to lie down, stretch out:3.jam inclinabo me cum liberta tua,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 8, 7:quot discipulos inclinet Hamillus,
Juv. 10, 224:ipsos maritos,
id. 9, 26.—Transf., of color, to incline to:4. B.colore ad aurum inclinato,
Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37:coloris in luteum inclinati,
id. 24, 15, 86, § 136.—Trop.1.In gen., to turn or incline a person or thing in any direction:2.se ad Stoicos,
Cic. Fin. 3, 3, 10:culpam in aliquem,
to lay the blame upon, Liv. 5, 8, 12:quo se fortuna, eodem etiam favor hominum inclinat,
Just. 5, 1 fin.:judicem inclinat miseratio,
moves, Quint. 4, 1, 14:haec animum inclinant, ut credam, etc.,
Liv. 29, 33, 10.—Mid.:quamquam inclinari opes ad Sabinos, rege inde sumpto videbantur,
Liv. 1, 18, 5.—In partic.a.To change, alter, and esp. for the worse, to bring down, abase, cause to decline:b.se fortuna inclinaverat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 52, 3:omnia simul inclinante fortuna,
Liv. 33, 18, 1:ut me paululum inclinari timore viderunt, sic impulerunt,
to give way, yield, Cic. Att. 3, 13, 2:eloquentiam,
Quint. 10, 1, 80.—To throw upon, remove, transfer:II. A.haec omnia in dites a pauperibus inclinata onera,
Liv. 1, 43, 9:omnia onera, quae communia quondam fuerint, inclinasse in primores civitatis,
id. 1, 47, 12.—In gram., to form or inflect a word by a change of termination (postclass.):(vinosus aut vitiosus) a vocabulis, non a verbo inclinata sunt,
Gell. 3, 12, 3; 4, 9, 12; 18, 5, 9:partim hoc in loco adverbium est, neque in casus inclinatur,
id. 10, 13, 1.—Lit. (rare, and not in Cic.):2.paulum inclinare necesse est corpora,
Lucr. 2, 243:sol inclinat,
Juv. 3, 316:inclinare meridiem sentis,
Hor. C. 3, 28, 5 (for which:sol se inclinavit,
Liv. 9, 32, 6;v. above I. A. 1.): in vesperam inclinabat dies,
Curt. 6, 11, 9.—In partic., in milit. lang., to yield, give way:3.ita conflixerunt, ut aliquamdin in neutram partem inclinarent acies,
Liv. 7, 33, 7:in fugam,
id. 34, 28 fin.:inclinantes jam legiones,
Tac. A. 1, 64; id. H. 3, 83.—To change for the worse, turn, fail:B.si fortuna belli inclinet,
Liv. 3, 61, 5:inde initia magistratuum nostrum meliora ferme, et finis inclinat,
Tac. A. 15, 21. —Trop., to incline to, be favorably disposed towards any thing (also in Cic.):2.si se dant et sua sponte quo impellimus, inclinant et propendent, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 2, 44, 187:ecquid inclinent ad meum consilium adjuvandum,
id. Att. 12, 29, 2:ad voluptatem audientium,
Quint. 2, 10, 10:in stirpem regiam studiis,
Curt. 10, 7, 12:amicus dulcis, Cum mea compenset vitiis bona, pluribus hisce... inclinet,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 71:cum sententia senatus inclinaret ad pacem cum Pyrrho foedusque faciendum,
Cic. de Sen. 6, 16:color ad crocum inclinans,
Plin. 27, 12, 105, § 128: omnia repente ad Romanos inclinaverunt. turned in favor of, Liv. 26, 40, 14. — With ut:ut belli causa dictatorem creatum arbitrer, inclinat animus,
Liv. 7, 9, 5:multorum eo inclinabant sententiae, ut tempus pugnae differretur,
id. 27, 46, 7:hos ut sequar inclinat animus,
id. 1, 24, 2. — With inf.:inclinavit sententia, suum in Thessaliam agmen demittere,
Liv. 32, 13, 5:inclinavit sententia universos ire,
id. 28, 25, 15; cf. id. 22, 57, 11.— Pass.:consules ad patrum causam inclinati,
Liv. 3, 65, 2; cf.:inclinatis ad suspicionem mentibus,
Tac. H. 1, 81:inclinatis ad credendum animis,
Liv. 1, 51, 7; Tac. H. 2, 1:ad paenitentiam,
id. ib. 2, 45. —In partic., to change, alter from its former condition (very rare):A.inclinant jam fata ducum,
change, Luc. 3, 752. — Hence, in-clīnātus, a, um, P. a.Bent down, sunken:B.senectus,
Calp. 5, 13; of the voice, low, deep:vox,
Cic. Or. 17, 56; cf.:inclinata ululantique voce more Asiatico canere,
id. ib. 8, 27. —Inclined, disposed, prone to any thing:C.plebs ante inclinatior ad Poenos fuerat,
Liv. 23, 46, 3:plebs ad regem Macedonasque,
id. 42, 30, 1:ipsius imperatoris animus ad pacem inclinatior erat,
id. 34, 33, 9; Tac. H. 1, 81.—Sunken, fallen, deteriorated:ab excitata fortuna ad inclinatam et prope jacentem desciscere,
Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 1:copiae,
Nep. Pelop. 5, 4.—In neutr. plur. subst.:rerum inclinata ferre,
i. e. troubles, misfortunes, Sil. 6, 119.
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lean — 1 verb past tense and past participle leaned or leant, especially BrE 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move or bend your body in a particular direction (+ forward/back etc): Robert was leaning forward, talking to the people in front. | They… … Longman dictionary of contemporary 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 — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, acquiesce, agree, angular, angularity, arid, ascend, ascetic, austere, bad, bald, bank, bare, barren, be agreeable to, be dying to, be eager, be game, be open to, be ready, be spoiling for … Moby Thesaurus
lean toward — Synonyms and related words: be disposed to, choose rather, favor, feel about it, have a bias, have preference, have rather, honor before, incline toward, lean towards, like better, look at it, please, prefer, prefer to, rather, see fit, set… … Moby Thesaurus
Lean construction — is a translation and adaption of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the end to end design and construction process. Unlike manufacturing, construction is a project based production process. Lean construction is concerned with the… … Wikipedia