Outlean
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outlean is a verb meaning (intransitive, poetic) To lean outward.
Meaning
(intransitive, poetic) To lean outward.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To lean further than; surpass in leaning.
Example Sentences
And so, between those populous rough hands / Raised in the sun, Duke Leopold outleant, / And took the patriot's oath.
On the home stretch, the leader was gone, but there were five or six other guys who were within a few yards of each other for second place. I went outside on the last turn, with a Dave Wottle move, and I outleaned the others at the finish.
Word Forms
- outleans
- outleaning
- outleant
- outleaned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outfold, outlie, outstrain, outflow, outstream, outpress.
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