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LEAN BACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lean back mean? 

LEAN BACK (verb)
  The verb LEAN BACK has 1 sense:

1. move the upper body backwards and down

  Familiarity information: LEAN BACK used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEAN BACK (verb)


Sense 1lean back [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Move the upper body backwards and down

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

lean back; recline

Hypernyms (to "lean back" is one way to...):

angle; lean; slant; tilt; tip (to incline or bend from a vertical position)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lean back"):

fall back (fall backwards and down)

Sentence frames:

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