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Leaning
- verb - a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
- an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
- cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
- cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
- departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
- rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
- the act of deviating from a vertical position
- 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"
- to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over
Leaping
- verb - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
- jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
- move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
- pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"
Leasing
- verb - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
- hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
- let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
Leaving
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- act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
- be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
- go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
- have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
- have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
- leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors
Meaking
- - The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.
Meaning
- verb - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
- destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"
- have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
- have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
- have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
- intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
- mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
- rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"
- the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
- the message that
Nearing
- verb - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Peaking
- verb - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
Pealing
- verb - a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"
- sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
Reading
- verb - a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
- be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
- have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
- indicate a certain reading; of