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LEAN AGAINST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rest on for support

Example:

you can lean on me if you get tired

Synonyms:

lean against; lean on; rest on

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "lean against" is one way to...):

adjoin; contact; meet; touch (be in direct physical contact with; make contact)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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