forward lean
Tilting toward something
Forward lean is a posture where the body tilts ahead of vertical, whether literally or figuratively.
Athletes maintain forward lean for speed and power.
In military and business contexts, forward lean describes aggressive readiness or proactive engagement: The team showed real forward lean on this project.
The phrase suggests momentum and initiative rather than passive waiting.
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- full tiltAt maximum velocity
- postureBody position, alignment
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
acceleration · aggressive · stance · anticipation · ready · on your toes · crouch · starting blocks · angle · incline · pitch · center of gravity · running · ski racing · fall line · slope · bent · hunched
- reaching actionsstretching, grasping, grabbing, extending, lunging
- ski gearskis, ski poles, ski boots, ski bindings, ski goggles
- posture expressionsslouch, slump, hunch, stoop, stand tall
- swaggerswagger, strut, strutting, peacocking, cockiness
- spinal conditionsspinal cord injury, spinal fracture, spinal curvature, spinal stenosis, spinal deformity
- defensive mistakesexposed flank, overcommitment, poor footwork, off-balance, slow reaction
forward leanupright posture
Vertical body alignment
erect posture · neutral spine · upright stance · straight back
forward, lean, forwards, forwarder, forwardness, forwarding, forwarded, fore, ward