Definition of lean on

lean on

verb - transitive

• to put pressure on someone to get information.

                                                                                                                                              
  
  Citation from "Sins of the Past", Terriers (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 11 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 29 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'lean':
have (one's) lean on	Definitions include: to lean back slouchingly.
lean	Definitions include: prescription cough syrup.
lean (one's) sh*t	Definitions include: to physically assault a person.
lean toward Bogart	Definitions include: In the Southeast United States, it is used by construction workers, carpenters, etc. to describe something which is off plumb or leaning in a way it was not meant to.
Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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