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Meaning of word leaning from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : An inclination to do something.

Example : He felt leanings toward frivolity.

Synonyms : propensity, tendency

Meaning : A natural inclination.

Example : He has a proclivity for exaggeration.

Synonyms : proclivity, propensity

Meaning : The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.

Example : The tower had a pronounced tilt.
The ship developed a list to starboard.
He walked with a heavy inclination to the right.

Synonyms : inclination, lean, list, tilt

Meaning : The act of deviating from a vertical position.

Meaning : Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.

Example : The leaning tower of Pisa.
The headstones were tilted.

Synonyms : atilt, canted, tilted, tipped

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.