Leaning and Stand

Leaning

Leaning noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

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

Nearby Words: lean, leaned, leant

Stand noun - A level usually raised surface.

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Leaning and stand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leaning" instead a noun "Stand".

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

particular	particular leaning	particular stand
public	public leaning	public stand
likely	likely leaning	likely stand
small	small leaning	small stand
Other adjectives: massive, moral, early, political, last, occasional, several, giant.

A gunshot to the leg is treated as horribly painful and keeping the character from being able to stand without leaning heavily on something, but blood loss also doesn't seem to be a problem for him.

Source: Only a Flesh Wound
Her later appearance in Stand Alone Complex is a compromise between the two, leaning towards the manga.

Source: Adaptational Attractiveness
Bennett treats the scene like Ken is just re-leaning some old techniques, when the movie makes it clear that the damage Bison did to Ken has severely scrambled Ken's brain, to the point where he can barely stand up.

Source: Web Video / Bennett the Sage

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