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UPLEAN
Etymology
Verb
uplean (third-person singular simple present upleans, present participle upleaning, simple past and past participle upleaned or upleant)
(ambitransitive, literary) To lean or incline upward; to cause (something) to lean upward.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To lean (on something).
Anagrams
• Lupane, Nepaul, lupane, unpale
Source: Wiktionary
Up*lean", v. i.
Definition: To lean or incline upon anything. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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