B1noun · common

lean

lean · leans

кров

кровь, род, родство

Blut, Blutsbande, Bluet

An inclination away from the verticalAn inclination away from the vertical.

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/ˈliːn/

» Tom is a guy you can lean on.

Том — хлопець, на якого можно покластися. — deniko

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Meaning

4 senses

An inclination away from the vertical.
The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.
(uncountable)Meat with no fat on it.
(countable)An organism that is lean in stature.
(US, slang, uncountable)A recreational drug composed of codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with usually soda and associated with the hip-hop culture of the Southern United States.

More definitions

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Examples

570 sentences

Tom is a guy you can lean on.
Том — хлопець, на якого можно покластися. — deniko
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Tom leaned towards Mary.
Том нахилився у бік Мері. — deniko
ruТом наклонился к Мэри. — marafon
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Don't lean against this wall.
Не притуляйся до цієї стіни. — deniko
ruНе прислоняйся к этой стене. — marafon
deLehn dich nicht an diese Wand! — Tamy
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Tom leaned on his cane.
Том сперся на палицю. — rmdas
ruТом опёрся на свою палку. — marafon
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Don't lean against the wall.
Не притуляйся до стіни. — deniko
ruНе опирайся на стену. — odexed
deLehne dich nicht an die Mauer an! — Tamy
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Origin

From Middle English lenen (“to lean”), from Old English hleonian, hlinian (“to lean, recli

From Middle English lenen (“to lean”), from Old English hleonian, hlinian (“to lean, recline, lie down, rest”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną (“to lean, incline”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

From Middle English lene (“lean”), from Old English hlǣne (“lean”), (cognate with Low German leen), perhaps from hlǣnan (“to cause to lean (due to hunger or lack of food)”), from Proto-Germanic *hlainijaną (“to cause to lean”). If so, then related to Old English hlinian, hleonian (“to lean”).

Probably from the verb to lean (see Etymology 1 above), supposedly because consumption of the intoxicating beverage causes one to lean or sway. Alternatively, from a clipping of gasoline (“an alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink”).

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