Leaning - Definition
leaning
adj 1: departing or being caused to depart from the true
vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the
headstones were tilted" [syn: atilt, canted,
leaning, tilted, tipped]
n 1: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward
frivolity" [syn: leaning, propensity, tendency]
2: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
[syn: proclivity, propensity, leaning]
3: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from
the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship
developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy
inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list,
inclination, lean, leaning]
4: the act of deviating from a vertical position