leant
Angled to rest
Leant is the past tense and past participle of lean, used primarily in British English where American English prefers leaned.
Both forms work for all senses of the verb: She leant against the wall, He leant the ladder against the house, They leant toward accepting the offer.
In a state of stillness
- recliningLeaning backward at rest
- slouchingPoor postural alignment
- hunchingRounding the back forward
- stoopingBending body forward
propped · tilted · angled · bent · sloped · inclined · lounging · sprawled
Required support from
turned to · confided · faith · confidence · dependence · trust · assurance · expectation
resting
In a state of stillness
stooping · propped · tilted · angled · bent · sloped · inclined · lounging · sprawled · draped
depended
Required support from
banked · turned to · confided · faith · confidence · dependence · trust · assurance · expectation · hope
inclined
Tending toward, tilted
- predisposedInclined beforehand
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- partialFavoring one side
favorable · disposed · prone · apt · given · oriented · swayed · drawn · attracted · sympathetic
brace
Device providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- propSupport or stage item
- pillarUpright architectural support
bolster · scaffold · reinforcement · strut · shore · underpinning · mainstay · backbone · anchor · beam
leantstraightened
Made free of bends
uprighted · righted · sat up · stood tall · balanced
- 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
lean, leaning, leans, leaned, leanness, leaner, leanest, leanly