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L — Latitudinarian to Lee (Part 9 of 12)

    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.