Leaning and Shift

Leaning

Leaning noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

Usage example: the news media are often accused of having liberal leanings

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Shift and leaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Leaning".

Nearby Words: lean, leaned, leant

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Leaning and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leaning" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

definite	definite leaning	definite shift
massive	massive leaning	massive shift
large	large leaning	large shift
slight	slight leaning	slight shift
Other adjectives: subtle, major, political, extra, last, occasional, creepy.

There is a story that a construction worker found something in his shoe, and started kicking vigorously to shift it while leaning on electrical equipment.

Source: Squirrels in My Pants
Audience Shift: The original silent cartoons were made for general audiences (leaning towards adult in some of their subject matter) while these cartoons were aimed exclusively at kids instead.

Source: Western Animation / Felix the Cat
Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Whenever you present relevant evidence to Basil, she'll shift over and gesture to its picture on the screen, as if she knows where it is, and then shift back when it goes away.

Source: Visual Novel / Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney aka: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trials And Tribulations

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