lean+forward

  • 1lean forward — adj. Describes an object or experience that requires active, participatory involvement. Example Citation: It s the difference between what is often called the lean forward experience of the PC, versus the lean back experience of television.… …

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  • 2lean — I UK [liːn] / US [lɪn] verb Word forms lean : present tense I/you/we/they lean he/she/it leans present participle leaning past tense leaned UK [liːnd] / US [lɪnd] or leant UK [lent] / US past participle leaned or leant *** 1) [intransitive] to… …

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  • 3lean — lean1 [ lin ] (past tense and past participle leaned [ lind ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive lean forward/back/toward/across etc. to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist: The… …

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  • 4lean — lean1 S3 [li:n] v past tense and past participle leaned or leant [lent] especially BrE [: Old English; Origin: hleonian] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to move or bend your body in a particular direction lean forward/back/over etc ▪ They… …

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  • 5Lean manufacturing — or lean production, which is often known simply as Lean , is the practice of a theory of production that considers the expenditure of resources for any means other than the creation of value for the presumed customer to be wasteful, and thus a… …

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  • 6Lean Into It — Studioalbum von Mr. Big …

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  • 7Lean Bear — (Cheyenne name Awoninahku ) was the leader of a group of Cheyenne who were camped near Ash Creek in the territory of Nebraska, and were massacred by the Colorado miltia in 1864. The militia, under the command of Lieutenant George Eayre,… …

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  • 8Lean — (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 …

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  • 9lean — verb. The past form and past participle are in BrE either leaned (pronounced leend or lent) or leant (pronounced lent) and usually leaned in AmE. Examples: • Georgia Rose…leaned forward and blew out every one of her candles Lee Smith, AmE 1983 •… …

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  • 10lean — 1 verb past tense and past participle leaned or leant, especially BrE 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move or bend your body in a particular direction (+ forward/back etc): Robert was leaning forward, talking to the people in front. | They… …

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