- 3. Tend, have a tendency.
- 4. Repose, rely, depend, confide, trust.
Lean, v. a. Rest, incline for support, lay.
Lean, a.
- 1. Thin, poor, gaunt, emaciated, meagre, lank, skinny, fallen away.
- 2. Barren, jejune, meagre, tame, prosy, dull.
- 3. Scanty, slender, pitiful, inadequate, not full or abundant, not plentiful, not ample, not enough.
- 4. Free from fat, destitute of fat.
- 5. Barren, bare, unfertile, unproductive.
Leaning, n. Bent, inclination, bias, propensity, proneness. See Tendency.
Lean-to, n. Penthouse, shed.
Leap, v. n.
- 1. Jump, bound, spring, vault.
- 2. Hop, frisk, gambol, caper.
Leap, v. a. Jump over, bound across.
Leap, n.
- 1. Jump, spring, bound, vault.
- 2. Hop, frisk, frisking, caper, gambol.
Leap-year, n. Bissextile.
Learn, v. a.
- 1. Get a knowledge of, acquire skill in, make one’s self acquainted with, make one’s self master of.
- 2. Be informed of, hear, hear of.