| noun | an inclination to do something “he felt leanings toward frivolity” |
| noun | a natural inclination “he has a proclivity for exaggeration” |
| noun | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical “the tower had a pronounced tilt” |
| noun | the act of deviating from a vertical position |
| verb | to incline or bend from a vertical position “She leaned over the banister” |
| verb | cause to lean or incline “He leaned his rifle against the wall” |
| verb | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined “She tends to be nervous before her lectures” |
| verb | rely on for support “We can lean on this man” |
| verb | cause to lean to the side “Erosion listed the old tree” |
| adjective | departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal “the leaning tower of Pisa” |
| tend | verb | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined |
| tilt | verb | to incline or bend from a vertical position |
| list | verb | tilt to one side |
| incline | verb | be at an angle |
| lean | verb | cause to lean or incline |
| lean | noun | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
| leaner | noun | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake |
| tilt | noun | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
| slant | noun | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane |
| angle | noun | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians |
| tendency | noun | an inclination to do something |
| inclination | noun | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking |