Hanging
Hanging noun - A downward slope.
Usage example: with a steep hanging like that, the roofers can't be too careful
Lean
Lean noun - The degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon.
Usage example: the wall has enough of a lean that we can't set a bookcase against it
Both words in one sentence
- Some of them can lean more toward the "Affectionate" than the "Parody" and just seem like more light-hearted versions of the usual with maybe some Lampshade Hanging.
Source: Affectionate Parody - The Order of the Stick commits a Lampshade Hanging in order to state that no, Elan and his evil twin Nale probably won't get a neutral brother named Lean or Anel or something.
Source: Cain and Abel and Seth
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Lean and Hanging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hanging/lean
Hanging & Lean. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hanging/lean>.
Lean or Hanging. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hanging/lean.
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