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tilt, list, inclination, leaning, tip, slant, angle, tend, be given, incline, run, thin, skimpy Definition: 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";rely on for support; "We can lean on this man";cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall";to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister";cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree";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";lacking excess flesh; "you can''t be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare;not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year";lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel";low in mineral content; "a lean ore";containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance";
See Also: overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over, lean on, rest on, lean against, ectomorphic, thin Hyponyms: slope, incline, pitch, weather, list, heel, lean back, recline, take kindly to, suffer, gravitate Grouped Verbs: list, heel Attributes: body weight Derivational Morphology:
tilt, tip, slant, angle, slope, incline, pitch, list, heel, inclination, leaning, leaner, rake, rock, careen, sway, disposition, tendency, propensity Anagrams:
lane, elan, Lena
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