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Lean
- adjective - cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
- cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
- containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
- 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"
- lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
- not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
- rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
- 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 the baniste
Leap
- noun - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
- an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
- 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"
- the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
Lear
- noun - British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
- the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
Leas
- noun - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
- a unit of length of thread or yarn
- Shelter
Leat
- - An artificial water trench, esp. one to or from a mill.
Lech
- noun - man with strong sexual desires
Led
- verb -
- be ahead of others; be the first;
- be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
- cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
- diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
- have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
- lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a c
Leda
- noun - (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda
Lede
- noun - the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"