1. n. the act of deviating from a vertical position (view details)
2. n. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (view details)
3. n. a natural inclination (view details)
4. n. an inclination to do something (view details)
5. adj. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal (view details)
6. adj. resting against a support (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) the act of deviating from a vertical position
leaning is a kind of: act ( what does act stand for? ), human action ( what does human action stand for? ), human activity ( what does human activity stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Usage Example(s): he walked with a heavy inclination to the right, the ship developed a list to starboard, the tower had a pronounced tilt
Synonym(s): inclination ( what does inclination stand for? ), lean ( what does lean stand for? ), list ( what does list stand for? ), tilt ( what does tilt stand for? )
leaning is a kind of: position ( what does position stand for? ), spatial relation ( what does spatial relation stand for? )
leaning is derived from: angle ( what does angle stand for? ), heel ( what does heel stand for? ), incline ( what does incline stand for? ), lean, list, pitch ( what does pitch stand for? ), slant ( what does slant stand for? ), slope ( what does slope stand for? ), tilt, tip ( what does tip stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) a natural inclination
Usage Example(s): he has a proclivity for exaggeration
Synonym(s): proclivity ( what does proclivity stand for? ), propensity ( what does propensity stand for? )

Meaning 4: (noun) an inclination to do something
Usage Example(s): he felt leanings toward frivolity
Synonym(s): propensity, tendency ( what does tendency stand for? )
leaning is derived from: be given ( what does be given stand for? ), incline, lean, run ( what does run stand for? ), tend ( what does tend stand for? )

Meaning 5: (adjective) departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
Usage Example(s): the headstones were tilted, the leaning tower of Pisa
Synonym(s): atilt ( what does atilt stand for? ), canted ( what does canted stand for? ), tilted ( what does tilted stand for? ), tipped ( what does tipped stand for? )
Similar(s): inclined ( what does inclined stand for? )

Meaning 6: (adjective) resting against a support
Similar(s): unerect ( what does unerect stand for? )

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