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Noun leaning has 4 senses
- leaning, propensity, tendency - an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
--1 is a kind of inclination
- proclivity, propensity, leaning - a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
--2 is a kind of inclination, disposition, tendency
- tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning - 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"
--3 is a kind of position, spatial relation
- leaning - the act of deviating from a vertical position
--4 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
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