outlean

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verb

To lean outward.

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Meanings

verboutlean (third-person singular simple present outleans, present participle outleaning, simple past and past participle outleant or outleaned)

present singular third person outleans · participle present outleaning · participle past outleant · past outleant · participle past outleaned · past outleaned

  1. intransitivepoeticTo lean outward.

    And so, between those populous rough hands / Raised in the sun, Duke Leopold outleant, / And took the patriot's oath.

    1851, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Casa Guidi Windows
  2. transitiveTo lean further than; surpass in leaning.

    On the home stretch, the leader was gone, but there were five or six other guys who were within a few yards of each other for second place. I went outside on the last turn, with a Dave Wottle move, and I outleaned the others at the finish.

    1977, Runner's World, volume 12, page 44

Origin

From out- + lean.

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APA

outlean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlean

MLA

“outlean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outlean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlean.

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