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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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Always supportive, we were the crutch for the other to lean on, when love dealt us the pain of heartbreak.
While I was washing up the coffee cups I felt a pair of arms encircle my waist and a head lean on my shoulder.
The key advice is know your own message and stick to it and lean on your financial PR company to guide you.
I felt so dependent, I needed someone to lean on, and the only person I knew that would take me I had pushed away.
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.
Individuals in these acute situations often seek guidance from someone they can trust or lean on.

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