Leant [verb]
Definition of Leant:
bend, angle toward
Synonyms of Leant:
● Incline
● Veer
● Drift
● Nod
● Tilt
● Recline
● Tip
● Slant
● Prop
● Twist
● Bow
● Cock
● Slope
● Curve
● Pitch
● Sag
● Rest
● Cant
● Decline
● Sheer
● Droop
● Careen
● Divert
● Roll
● Overhang
● Deflect
● Repose
● Jut
● List
● Turn
● Place
● Dip
● Heel
● Sink
● Bear on
● Hang on
● Beetle
● Be off
● Rest on
Opposite/Antonyms of Leant:
Sentence/Example of Leant:
He leant against the wall of his refuge, notwithstanding this boast, and licked the ice to moisten his parched lips.
The old man, grizzled, tanned and seamed, leant weakly against the parapet.
Aristide, aglow with a sudden impudent inspiration, leant across the marble table.
Haggard leant from the window, waving his hand; his wife gazed after the vanishing train, standing like Niobe, dissolved in tears.
His cousin amused, stimulated her beyond anything Tom could offer; she sought protection from him, leant upon him.
For a moment or two Peggy Admaston leant back in the arm-chair with closed eyes.
Peggy stroked her nose with one little finger, and then she leant down towards Collingwood.
And with a look of despair he turned his pockets inside out, and leant back in his chair.
So she leant over—down, nearer, closer, until her fingers curved over the stone amid the moisture and green slime.
Sir John leant forward again with his two hands open on his knees, thinking deeply.