lean

lean

noun

Definition of LEAN

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon <the wall has enough of a lean that we can't set a bookcase against it>

Synonyms cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, slope, tilt, upgrade

Related Words ascent, bank, climb, rise

Near Antonyms declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, fall, hang, hanging, receding