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2 : LEAKAGE

— leaky adjective

leak·age noun 1 : the act of leaking

2 : the thing or amount that leaks

1lean verb 1 : to bend from a vertical position : INCLINE

2 : to cast one's weight to one side for support

3 : to rely for support

4 : to incline in opinion, taste, or desire

Synonyms

[1] angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, list, slant, slope, tilt, tip; also bank; bend, deviate, swerve, veer; decline, descend, recline, retreat

[3] count, depend, reckon, rely—more at DEPEND

[4] incline, run, tend, trend; also go, gravitate; indicate, point, suggest

usually lean toward [4] favor, like, prefer—more at PREFER

2lean adjective 1 : lacking or deficient in flesh and esp. in fat

2 : lacking richness or productiveness

3 : low in fuel content

— lean·ness noun

Synonyms

skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin—more at THIN

3lean noun : the act or an instance of leaning

Synonyms

cant, diagonal, grade, inclination, incline, pitch, slant, slope, tilt, upgrade—more at SLANT

leaning noun : a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency — often used in pl.

Synonyms

bent, devices, disposition, genius, inclination, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn

current, drift, run, tendency, tide, trend, wind—more at TREND

leant chiefly British past of LEAN

lean–to noun, plural lean–tos : a wing or extension of a building having a roof of only one slope; also : a rough shed or shelter with a similar roof

1leap verb leapt or leaped; leap·ing : to spring free from a surface or over an obstacle : JUMP

Synonyms

bound, hop, jump, spring, vault—more at JUMP

2leap noun : an act of leaping : JUMP

leap·frog noun : a game in which a player bends down and is vaulted over by another

— leapfrog verb

leap year noun : a year containing 366 days with February 29 as the extra day

learn verb learned ; learn·ing 1 a : to gain knowledge, understanding, or skill by study or experience

b : to commit to memory : MEMORIZE

2 : to find out : ASCERTAIN

— learn·er noun

Synonyms

[1a] get, master, pick up; also apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand; absorb, assimilate, digest, imbibe; ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig up, discover, discern, examine, find out, hear, hit (on or upon), run down, scare up, search (for), see, tumble (to), track (down), unearth; major (in), study; memorize

Antonyms

unlearn

[2] ascertain, catch on, descry, detect, determine, dig, discover, find, find out, get, hit, hunt, locate, realize, run down, scout, track—more at FIND

learn·ed adjective : characterized by or associated with learning : ERUDITE

— learn·ed·ly adverb

Synonyms

educated, erudite, knowledgeable, literate, scholarly, well-read—more at EDUCATED

learn·ing noun : knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study : ERUDITION

Synonyms

education, erudition, knowledge, scholarship, science—more at EDUCATION

learning disability noun : any of various conditions (as dyslexia) that interfere with a person's ability to learn and so result in impaired functioning (as in language)

— learning disabled adjective

learnt chiefly British past and past participle of LEARN

1lease noun : a contract transferring real estate for a term of years or at will usu. for a specified rent

2lease verb leased; leas·ing [ORIGIN: AF lesser, lescher to leave, hand over, lease, fr. L laxare to loosen, fr. laxus slack]

1 : to grant by lease

2 : to hold under a lease

Synonyms

engage, hire, let, rent—more at HIRE

lease·hold noun 1 : a tenure by lease

2 : land held by lease

— lease·hold·er noun

leash noun [ORIGIN: ME lees, leshe, fr. AF *lesche, lesse prob. fr. lesser to leave, let go]

: a line for leading or restraining an animal

— leash verb

1least adjective 1 : lowest in importance or position

2 : smallest in size or degree

3 : SLIGHTEST

Synonyms

minimal, minimum—more at MINIMAL

2least noun : one that is least

3least