lean
US /lin/
verb, adjective Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày Mô tả tranh (Part 1)
Definition
to incline or bend from a vertical position
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please do not lean on the glass wall near the stairs.
Word Family
NounNoun
lean gốc
leaner
leanness
VerbVerb
lean gốc
AdjectiveAdj
lean gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- tilta combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- slanta biased way of looking at or presenting something
- resta cessation of work or movement to recover strength
Collocations
- Easy lean on someoneto lean on someone, meaning to to incline or bend from a vertical position
- Medium lean management systemto lean management system, meaning to to incline or bend from a vertical position
- Hard lean heavily toward expansionto lean heavily toward expansion, meaning to to incline or bend from a vertical position
- Very Hard weather the lean yearsto weather the lean years, meaning to face and withstand with courage
- Medium lean against a railingto lean against a railing, meaning to to incline or bend from a vertical position
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