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adjective as in bare, thin

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angular, gangly, gaunt, lanky, rangy, sinewy, skinny, slender, slim, sparse, svelte, wiry

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barren, emaciated, haggard, poor, scanty, shadow, spare, stick, stilt, wasted, worn

Weak matches

beanpole, bony, gangling, inadequate, infertile, lank, meager, no fat, pitiful, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, stringy, sylphlike, twiggy, unfruitful, unproductive, wizened

verb as in bend, angle toward

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bow, drift, incline, nod, prop, recline, slant, tilt, tip, twist, veer

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beetle, cant, careen, curve, decline, deflect, dip, divert, droop, heel, jut, list, overhang, pitch, place, repose, rest, roll, sag, sheer, sink, slope, turn

verb as in count, depend on

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Analysis also shows that more Latino Catholics voted for Trump than expected, when previously they have tended to lean Democrat.

In attack, Plan A was to lean heavily and hopefully on Marcus Smith to produce a moment of magic.

Taylor repeatedly leaned in with her head, causing a nasty cut above Serrano's right in the fourth round which opened up later in the fight as blood poured down the Puerto Rican's face.

X alleges the new law would prompt social media sites to lean toward labeling or removing legitimate election content out of caution.

He was stooping as he leant on the front desk.