Dictionary definition · leaning
noun
- an inclination to do something"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
- a natural inclination"he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical"the tower had a pronounced tilt"
- the act of deviating from a vertical position
adjective
- departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal"the leaning tower of Pisa"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).