Lexicon: leagueless – lease

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leagueless, adj. [see league, n.]

Without limits.

leak, n.

A hole or crevice that water flows from.

leak (-ed, -ing), v. [ON leka, to let water through.]

To allow the passage or escape of something.

leakage, n. [see leak, v.]

Spill; outflow; gradual escape of liquid.

lean, adj. [OE hlaene.]

Thin, or without bulk; wanting of flesh.

lean (-ed, -eth, -ing, -s, -t), v. [OE hleonian.]

  1. To recline or lay down.
  2. To tilt, bend or incline.
  3. To incline an an object against, to receive support.
  4. To tend toward some quaility or condition.
  5. To press upon.

leap (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE hléapan.]

  1. To spring or jump.
  2. To rush with violence.
  3. A sudden and perhaps hazardous change.
  4. To jump or dance around in an expression of joy.
  5. To make an exit or escape.

learn (-ed, -eth, -s, -t), v. [OE leornian.]

  1. To aquire knowledge.
  2. To teach a person how to do something.
  3. To aquire a skill or attribute.
  4. To become familiar or accostomed to something.

learned, verbal adj. [see learn, v.]

  1. To be educated.
  2. To be wise or have wisdom.

lease (-s), n. [Anglo Fr. les, a letting.]

A contract or agreement binding two or more parties to a specific cause.