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lean against

v. rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" [syn: lean on, rest on]

Usage examples of "lean against".

He moistened them with the tip of his tongue, and relaxed enough to lean against the wall.

Her heart was beating violently, and she had to lean against the door-post to compose her twitching lips: she had not known till that moment how much it was going to hurt her to speak of Evelina to Mrs.

If you want to peer out soulfully and restfully over the darkly gleaming waters of their night-time canals the best thing to do is to lean against a tree, so I leaned against a convenient tree and lit a cigarette.

She would have liked to soak in the tub for hours, but Grant was waiting for his own bath, so she didn't allow herself to lean against the high back and relax.

It gave him an overpowering sense of deja vu to lean against the cabinets and watch her fiddle with pots and measuring cups.

I lean against him for a while, words seeming redundant at this point.

I had a feeling maybe I'd like to leave myself upon the mountains, my spirit free to lean against the wind.

She had to lean against the carcass before she managed to drag the other foot up to join the first.

The mage who yearns to lean against walls of stone views me as an adder in his bedroll.