lean, v.
(leaned, leaning, leans, leant)
freq. cnt. 34
(leaned, leaning, leans, leant)
freq. cnt. 34
to incline or bend from a vertical position
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 9
angle lean slant tilt tip
sample sentences
"She leaned over the banister"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
cause to lean or incline
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
lean
sample sentences
"He leaned his rifle against the wall"verb frames
Somebody ----s something PPThey %s their rifles on the cabinet
semantic pointers
hypernym
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 71 freq. cnt.: 59 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
be given incline lean run tend
sample sentences
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures""These dresses run small"
"He inclined to corpulence"
verb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
rely on for support
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lean
sample sentences
"We can lean on this man"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
cause to lean to the side
<verb.motion>
lean list