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leaning
adjective
noun
Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
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adjective
Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
“The leaning tower of Pisa”
noun
The act of deviating from a vertical position
noun
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
“The tower had a pronounced tilt”
noun
A natural inclination
“He has a proclivity for exaggeration”
noun
An inclination to do something
“He felt leanings toward frivolity”
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The leaning tower of Pisa
The headstones were tilted
The tower had a pronounced tilt
The ship developed a list to starboard
He walked with a heavy inclination to the right
He has a proclivity for exaggeration
He felt leanings toward frivolity
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