1. A natural inclination
   "She showed an early leaning toward mathematics";
   - proclivity, propensity
    
2. An inclination to do something
   "he felt leanings toward frivolity";
   - propensity, tendency
    
3. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
   "The leaning of the tower increased by another degree";
   - tilt, list, inclination, lean
    
4. The act of deviating from a vertical position
   "The leaning of the tower became more pronounced over time"

1. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
   "the leaning tower of Pisa";
   - atilt, canted, tilted, tipped

1. To incline or bend from a vertical position
   "She leaned over the banister";
   - tilt, tip, slant, angle
    
2. Cause to incline or bend
   "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
    
3. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
   "She leans toward conservative politics";
   - tend, be given, incline, run
    
4. Rely on for support
   "We can lean on this man"
    
5. Cause to lean to the side
   "Erosion leaned the old tree";
   - list

Derived forms: leanings

See also: inclined

Type of: act, be, bend, deed, disposition, flex, human action, human activity, inclination, lay, move, place, pose, position, put, set, spatial relation, tendency, trust

Encyclopedia: Leaning, Joseph