# leans

Pronunciation: say "LEENZ" /liːnz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular present of lean. — third-person singular simple present indicative of lean
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of lean. Use it with 'he,' 'she,' or 'it.'
   - _He leans forward to catch every word of the quiet speaker._
   - _The bell tower leans slightly to the south after the earthquake._

## Noun

2. Plural of lean. — plural of lean
   - Simple: Plural of lean. Use this form when you mean more than one lean.
   - _The skater's controlled leans into each turn kept her balanced at high speed._
   - _Surveyors noted slight leans in the towers and flagged them for inspection._
3. A dangerous sensory illusion in which a pilot believes the aircraft is banking when it is actually wings-level, or the reverse, often causing spatial disorientation and loss of control.
   - Simple: A false feeling a pilot gets that the plane is tilted when it is really flying level, or the opposite.
   - _The pilot fought off the leans by relying on her attitude indicator instead of her senses._
   - _Flying into heavy cloud, he suddenly got the leans and had to level the wings by reading the instruments._

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