Definitions of leaning:
- noun: the act of deviating from a vertical position
- noun: an inclination to do something
Example: "He felt leanings toward frivolity"
- noun: a natural inclination
- noun: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- adjective: resting against a support
- adjective: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
Example: "The leaning tower of Pisa"