[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lean \lean\ l=en, v. i. imp.  p. p. leaned l=end,
   sometimes leant le^nt; p. pr.  vb. n. leaning. oe.
   lenen, as. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to os. hlin=on,
   d. leunen, ohg. hlin=en, lin=en, g. lehnen, l. inclinare,
   gr. kli`nein, l. clivus hill, slope. root40. cf.
   declivity, climax, incline, ladder.
   1. to incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to
      be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she
      leaned out at the window; a leaning column. "he leant
      forward." --dickens.
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   2. to incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --
      with to, toward, etc.
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            they delight rather to lean to their old customs.
                                                  --spenser.
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   3. to rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --
      with on, upon, or against.
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            he leaned not on his fathers but himself.
                                                  --tennyson.
      1913 webster
see also:
leaned leant leaning declivity climax incline 
ladder 

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