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What does lean on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lean on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (figuratively) To depend upon for support; to require assistance from.
  2. To put pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on.
  3. To criticize or reprimand for the purpose of changing behavior.
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Individuals in these acute situations often seek guidance from someone they can trust or lean on.
The team hopes to lean on the ground game and keep pressure off its quarterbacks.
The beamy portal allowed him to lean on the sill, and to behold the most spectacular view one could only dream of.
Always supportive, we were the crutch for the other to lean on, when love dealt us the pain of heartbreak.
The report was a window into our boy, in an environment where we are not readily to hand to lean on or put things aright or correct him.
I felt so dependent, I needed someone to lean on, and the only person I knew that would take me I had pushed away.

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