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Definition of Lean on
1. Verb. Rest on for support. "You can lean on me if you get tired"
Definition of Lean on
1. Verb. To depend upon for support. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) To apply pressure on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lean On
Literary usage of Lean on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"The children are well; Lane has taken a charming likeness of them, of which I
promise you a copy. God bless you, dearest H . I do not lean on human love ..."
2. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... needs a stronger to lean on; So I have come to you now, with an offer and
proffer of marriage Made by a good man and true, Miles Stan- dish the Captain ..."
3. Slave Songs of the United States by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, Lucy McKim Garrison (1867)
"Wai", poor Dan - iel, He lean on de Lord's side; (Say) Dan - iel rock de li - on
joy,* lean on de г Lord's side. 2. (Say) De gold - en chain f to ease him ..."
4. The Old and New Testament connected in the history of the Jews and by Humphrey Prideaux (1836)
"... that he never stepped abroad without a staff to lean on. And over ihis vile
carcass he wore a garment so thin and transparent,* that there were seen ..."
5. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1851)
"We all need help, as in this world we ponder on our way : Some lean upon their
wits ; while others, bright and gay, lean on their friends, ..."
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