to cause to lean
101tilt — I [[t]tɪlt[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to lean, incline, or slant 2) to rush at or charge, as in a joust 3) to hold poised for attack, as a lance 4) to assume a sloping position or direction 5) to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like… …
102heel — I. /hil / (say heel) noun 1. (in humans) the back part of the foot, below and behind the ankle. 2. an analogous part in other vertebrates. 3. either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse. 4. the part of a stocking, shoe, or the like,… …
103incline — verb (inclined, inclining) –verb (i) /ɪnˈklaɪn / (say in kluyn) 1. to have a mental tendency; be disposed. 2. to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. 3. to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: the leaves incline to a blue. 4. to… …
104recline — [c]/rəˈklaɪn / (say ruh kluyn), /ri / (say ree ) verb (reclined, reclining) –verb (i) 1. to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position. –verb (t) 2. to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position. {late Middle English, from …
105tip — / tipoff [n1] inside information bang*, bug*, buzz*, clue, cue, dope*, forecast, hint, in*, information, inkling, inside wire, knowledge, news, point, pointer, prediction, prompt, secret information, steer*, suggestion, two cents’ worth*, warning …
106tipoff — tip / tipoff [n1] inside information bang*, bug*, buzz*, clue, cue, dope*, forecast, hint, in*, information, inkling, inside wire, knowledge, news, point, pointer, prediction, prompt, secret information, steer*, suggestion, two cents’ worth*,… …
107incline — [in klīn′; ] for n., usually [ in′klīn΄] vi. inclined, inclining [ME enclinen < OFr encliner < L inclinare < in , on, to + clinare, to LEAN1] 1. to deviate from a horizontal or vertical position, course, etc.; lean; slope; slant 2. to… …
108sway — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. lean or cause to lean unsteadily in different directions alternately. 2 intr. oscillate irregularly; waver. 3 tr. a control the motion or direction of. b have influence or rule over. n. 1 rule, influence, or government… …
109Rest — Rest, v. t. 1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet. [1913 Webster] Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. [1913 Webster] Her weary head upon your… …
110klinotaxis — /kluy neuh tak sis/, n. Biol. a wavering side to side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body. Cf.… …
