leans

Tips to one

Leans is the third-person singular of lean.

To lean is to incline from vertical: She leans against the wall, The tower leans slightly.

To lean toward something is to favor it: He leans conservative on fiscal issues.

In slang, lean is a recreational drug mixture of codeine cough syrup and soda—so leans can mean doses of this concoction.

tendency

inclines

Tilts or tends toward

prefers · veers · drifts · trends · skews · bends · shifts · moves · edges · slides

posture

tilts

Inclines from vertical

rests · props · braces · hunches · stoops · slumps · angles · lists · cants · bends

bias

favors

Preferences or courtesies

preferences · partiality · one-sidedness · partisanship · predisposition · predilection · bent · inclination · tendency · penchant

support

buttress

Architectural wall reinforcement

  • braceDevice providing structural stability
  • propSupport or stage item
  • strutProud, showy gait

pillar · scaffold · reinforcement · underpinning · stanchion · shoring · bolster · steadies · anchors · shores

physique

slim

Thin or meager

sinewy · lanky · rangy · gaunt · slender · lithe · trim · svelte · toned · athletic

Opposites
physical posture/orientation

leansstraightens

Makes not crooked

balances · centers · stabilizes · uprights · stands tall

tendency/inclination (figurative)

leanssits on the fence

Remains undecided between options

equivocates · abstains · wavers · hesitates · hedges

support/reliance

leansstands alone

props up · braces · supports

Phrases
Family

lean, leaning, leaned, leant, leanness, leaner, leanest

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G