lean against

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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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