leant• They leant against the gate, not expecting trouble as they joked between themselves.• I just leant against the wall by the door.• In the moistwarmth of the evening, she leant against the wall which encircled the Palazzo.• Then she leant back and narrowed her eyes with concentration.• Martin decided to abseil from the peg but as he leant back it came out.• He leant over the church wall and Uncle Walter's helmettippedforward.• She leant over to him as he fastened it around her throat.• But she leant up on her elbow and looked down into his face and knew the truth of it.