leaned
Shifted weight sideways
Leaned is the past tense of lean.
To lean is to incline from a vertical position: She leaned against the wall, He leaned forward to hear better.
Lean also means to rely on or favor: I'm leaning toward the cheaper option, She leaned on her friends for support.
In American English, leaned and leant are both acceptable past forms, with leaned far more common.
Required support from
rested · turned · confided · deferred · looked · appealed · resorted · fell back
depended
Required support from
relied · rested · turned · confided · deferred · looked · appealed · resorted · fell back · hinged
slanted
Angled from vertical
canted · askew · sloped · bent · propped · listing · tipped · pitched · raked · skewed
favored
Shown special preference
- tendedCared for regularly
- gravitatedWas naturally attracted toward
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
preferred · veered · swayed · shifted · drifted · moved · trended · edged · bent
leanedstraightened
Made free of bends
righted · uprighted · stood tall · balanced · centered
leanedresisted
Refused to yield
opposed · hedged · balanced · recoiled · equivocated
leanedpulled away
Moved back or departed
withdrew · recoiled · pushed off · separated · detached
- lean onDepend on for support
- leaning onSupported by contact with
- lean backTilt torso rearward
- leaned onSupported by contact
- lean intoCommit to something difficult
- leaning over backwardsExtreme effort to accommodate
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