lean+forward

  • 11lean — [[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… …

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  • 12lean — I [[t]lin[/t]] v. leaned (esp. brit.)leant, lean•ing, 1) to incline or bend from a vertical position: to lean out the window[/ex] 2) to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left[/ex] 3) to incline in feeling,… …

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  • 13lean — I. /lin / (say leen) verb (leaned or leant /lɛnt/ (say lent), leaning) –verb (i) 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position or in a particular direction. 2. to rest against or on something for support. 3. to depend or rely: to lean on empty… …

  • 14lean — lean1 /leen/, v., leaned or (esp. Brit.) leant; leaning; n. v.i. 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window. 2. to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned… …

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  • 15LEAN — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 28.1.1915 Portsmouth/UK 3.2.1997 Reading/UK George H. Lean joined the Scientific Civil Service as an established officer after World War II and began work at the National Physical Laboratory, where… …

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  • 16lean — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ lightly ▪ slightly ▪ casually, comfortably, lazily, nonchalantly …

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  • 17lean*/*/ — [liːn] (past tense and past participle leant [lent] leaned; [liːnd] ) verb I 1) [I] to move your body by bending at the waist, bringing yourself closer to or further from someone or something The other girl leaned forward to hear what was going… …

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  • 18forward — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Forward is used after these nouns: ↑rugby {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Forward is used with these nouns as the object: ↑copy, ↑email, ↑information, ↑letter, ↑mail, ↑message, ↑query, ↑ …

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  • 19lean adj — Customer: I ll have some lamb chops and make them lean. Waiter: Forward or backward, sir? …

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  • 20The Bottle Rockets — This article is about the rock band. For the poetry magazine, see Bottle Rockets (magazine). Mark Ortmann redirects here. For American football player, see Mark Ortmann (American football). The Bottle Rockets Origin Festus, Missouri, United… …

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