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lean back

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Verb1.lean back - move the upper body backwards and down
recline
lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
fall back - fall backwards and down
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? lean back
vi → sich zurücklehnen


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Her back was as straight as a board, and never did she lean back in her seat.
The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
They may dose me and doctor me morning, noon, and night, and dust and sweep and put my den to rights every minute of the day, and I shall only lean back and survey it all and be thankful in that I am possessed of a mother and some several sisters.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
Now lean back, and listen attentively to whatever I may care to say to you.
The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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