► leak • y / ' liki / adjective ( leak - i - er , leak - i - est )
a leaky roof
lean 1 sP / lin/ verb (leans , lean ing , leaned )
to not be straight; to bend forward, backward, or to the side
She leaned out of the window and waved.
to put your body or a thing against another thing Lean your bike against the wall.
lean 2 / lin / adjective ( lean . er , lean . est )
thin and healthy He is tall and lean. Thesaurus
thin is a general word to describe a person who is not fat. It can be used with a positive, negative, or neutral meaning: He's tall and thin. ♦ She has long, thin legs. ♦ You need to eat more. You're too thin! ♦ She was looking pale and thin. —ANTONYM fat
slim is a positive word, meaning thin in an attractive way. It is often used to describe women: How do you manage to stay so slim? ♦ He put his arm around her slim waist.
skinny is a more informal word meaning very thin. It can be used with a negative meaning to describe someone who is too thin: a skinny movie star ♦ He was such a skinny kid. ♦ skinny legs/arms lean is a positive word, and means thin and healthy. It is often used to describe men: He had a lean, muscular body. ♦ He's tall, lean, and handsome. underweight describes a person who weighs less than the normal or expected amount. It is used by doctors or health professionals: She's dangerously underweight.
—ANTONYM overweight
Lean meat does not have very much fat.
leap / lip / verb ( leaps , leap ing , leaped or leapt / lept / has leaped or has leapt )
to jump high or a long way The cat leaped onto the table. leap noun [ count ]
With one leap, he was over the top of the wall.
leap year / ' iip yir / noun [ count ]
a year when February has 29 days. Leap years happen every four years.
learn О / 1эгп / verb ( earn:, learn . ing, learnet )
Pronunciation
The word learn sounds like turn .
1 to find out something, or how to do something, by studying or by doing it often When did you learn to swim?
learned German at school.
Learn this list of words for homework (= so you can remember them ) .
to hear about something
I was sorry to learn of your father's death.
learn • ing / ' brnig / noun [ noncount ] the process of learning something
new methods of language learning
learn • er / ' 1эгпэг / noun [ count ]
a person who is learning
This dictionary is for learners of English.
lease / lis / noun [ count ]
an official written agreement between the owner of a building or land and the person who rents it I just signed the lease for my new apartment.
lease verb ( leas es , leas ing , leased )
They lease the land from a local farmer.
leash / lij / noun [ count ] ( plural leash .es )
a long piece of leather or a chain that you attach to a dog's neck so that it walks with you All dogs must be kept on a leash .
least Ф / list / adjective, pronoun, adverb
the smallest amount of something
Sue has a lot of money, Jan has less, and Kate has the least.
—ANTONYM most
less than all others
I bought the least expensive tickets.
—ANTONYM most at least
not less than
It will cost at least $50.
although other things are bad We're not rich, but at least we're happy. not in the least
not at all
"Are you angry?" "Not in the least!"
leath .er © / 'ьъг/ noun [ noncount ]
the skin of an animal that is used to make things like shoes, jackets, or bags a leather jacket
leave 1© / liv / verb
