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leaning s. [
atilt, canted, tilted, tipped] departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
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leaning n. [
propensity, tendency] an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
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leaning n. [
proclivity, propensity] a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
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leaning n. [
tilt, list, inclination, lean] 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"
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leaning n. the act of deviating from a vertical position
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