lean on
Britishverb
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Also: lean upon. to depend on for advice, support, etc
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informal to exert pressure on (someone), as by threats or intimidation
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Rely on, depend on, as in He's leaning on me for help . [Mid-1400s]
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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]
Example Sentences
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BlackRock also leans on private markets and hedge funds, saying: “We suggest looking for a ‘plan B’ portfolio hedge as long-dated U.S.
From MarketWatch
A truly ancient bicycle leans on the wooden wall.
From Literature
I really lean on her as an intimacy coordinator, and felt very safe in those scenes because it is quite vulnerable and exposing.
From Los Angeles Times
Babs comes back outside five minutes later and leans on the fence next to me.
From Literature
While hedge funds and advanced meteorologists develop their own weather models to predict temperature and accumulation, many prediction-market traders lean on public data issued by the National Weather Service and interpretations from local forecasters.
From Barron's
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