Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An occasional preterit and past participle of lean.
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- verb chiefly UK Simple past tense and past participle of
lean .
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Examples
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They leant from the ambulance excitedly as the lights of the streets flashed past them, saw windows piled with pale bricks of butter, bars of chocolates, tins of preserved strawberries, and jams.
The Happy Foreigner 1920
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She caught her breath as she spoke his name and leant over and pressed her fingers to my knee.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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She caught her breath as she spoke his name and leant over and pressed her fingers to my knee.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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She caught her breath as she spoke his name and leant over and pressed her fingers to my knee.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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She caught her breath as she spoke his name and leant over and pressed her fingers to my knee.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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She caught her breath as she spoke his name and leant over and pressed her fingers to my knee.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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Its iron-hard arms were on either side, and the carelessly held sword leant against his neck as it shook its head slowly.
The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992
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Its iron-hard arms were on either side, and the carelessly held sword leant against his neck as it shook its head slowly.
The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992
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Mischa Barton: I think that when playing a character so sadistic, that any climate can be a challenge, but since Shelby is so cold-hearted, the freezing temperatures kind of leant itself to getting more in tune with the character.
MovieWeb: News 2010
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Mischa Barton: I think that when playing a character so sadistic, that any climate can be a challenge, but since Shelby is so cold-hearted, the freezing temperatures kind of leant itself to getting more in tune with the character.
MovieWeb: News 2010
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