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lean on

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verb (intr, preposition)

Also: lean upon to depend on for advice, support, etc
informal to exert pressure on (someone), as by threats or intimidation

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Words nearby lean on

leaner, lean-faced, leangle, leaning, Leaning Tower of Pisa, lean on, lean over backwards, leant, lean-to, leap, leap day
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Words related to lean on

dismay, dishearten, constrain, bully, subdue, alarm, appall, coerce, daunt, awe, scare, terrify, terrorize, lacerate, pummel, drub, mug, bludgeon, trample, thrash

Idioms and Phrases with lean on

lean on
1

Rely on, depend on, as in He's leaning on me for help. [Mid-1400s]

2

Exert pressure on one, especially to obtain something or make one do something against his or her will. For example, The gangsters were leaning on local storekeepers to pay them protection money. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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