Lean and Run

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Lean

Lean verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).
Usage example: the family's diet leans toward greasy food
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Run is a synonym for lean. In some cases you can use "Run" instead a verb "Lean".
Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

Run

Run verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).
Usage example: unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness
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Lean is a synonym for run. Sometimes you can use "Lean" instead a verb "Run".
Nearby Word: running

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show lean show run show
way lean way run way
bit lean bit run bit
head lean head run head
Other words: version, hands.

Both words in one sentence

  • Hands-On Approach Parodied in the recent Broadway run of The Merchant of Venice, in which Launcelot Gobbo gives Jessica a dance lesson, seemingly as an excuse to lean in as close to her as possible.
    Source: Hands-On Approach
  • Controllable Helplessness Daniel, the protagonist, can interact with in-game objects, open and close doors, climb ladders, light candles, hold a lantern, lean around corners, walk and run.
    Source: Controllable Helplessness
  • When a video of Little Tich is run, showing him doing a skit with elongated shoes that allow him to lean forward without falling over, the panelists argue that he's not even that funny.
    Source: Informed Ability / Live-Action TV
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Run and Lean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/run
Lean & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/run>.
Run or Lean. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/run.

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