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Word entry · 4 letters

lean

Best crossword clue

"Tilt slightly"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈliːn/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted aelnStarts with LEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
1L2E3A4N

Definitions

  1. rely on for support

Word origin

From Middle English lenen (“to lean”), from Old English hleonian, hlinian (“to lean, recline, lie down, rest”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlinēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną (“to lean, incline”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

Used in a sentence

  • a leaning column
  • She leaned out of the window.
  • I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Tilt slightly4 letters
02Tilt or not fatty4 letters

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