Found 2 items, similar to leant.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: leant lean 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] 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” [also: leant] lean 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] [also: leant] leant See lean
English → English (gcide) Definition: Leant 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc. [1913 Webster] They delight rather to lean to their old customs. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against. [1913 Webster] He leaned not on his fathers but himself. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]