leaning

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. an inclination to do something
- he felt leanings toward frivolity
• Syn:
propensity, tendency
• Derivationally related forms:
tend (for: tendency)
• Hypernyms:
inclination
2. a natural inclination
- he has a proclivity for exaggeration
• Syn:
proclivity, propensity
• Hypernyms:
inclination, disposition, tendency
3. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- the tower had a pronounced tilt
- the ship developed a list to starboard
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
• Syn:
tilt, list, inclination, lean
• Derivationally related forms:
lean (for: lean), incline (for: inclination), list (for: list), tilt (for: tilt)
• Hypernyms:
position, spatial relation
4. the act of deviating from a vertical position
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity

II - adjective

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal (Freq. 1)
- the leaning tower of Pisa
- the headstones were tilted
• Syn:
atilt, canted, tilted, tipped
• Similar to:
inclined

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  atilt, canted, tilted, tipped, tilt, list, inclination, lean, proclivity, propensity, tendency