Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outlean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-lean
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lean outward.

Intransitive verb

verb

To lean further than; surpass in leaning.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From out- + lean.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out
Root: *ḱley-

Usage

Inflected Forms

outleans (present, singular) outleaning (participle, present) outleant (participle, past) outleant (past) outleaned (participle, past) outleaned (past)

Questions

What does outlean mean?: To lean outward.
Where does outlean come from?: From out- + lean.

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