lean against

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Verb1.lean against - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
lean on, rest on
adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
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Then arose in her the impulse to lean against him, to rest herself against his strength - a vague, half-formed impulse, which, even as she considered it, mastered her and made her lean toward him.
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On this he put the bow down, letting it lean against the door
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'From now on, we will file charges against those who lean against train doors, or forcibly open the train door when closing.'
MRT installs measures to avoid more incidents
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