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leer
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What does leer mean?
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NounPlural: leers |
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| leer - a suggestive or sneering look or grin | ||
| facial expression, look, aspect, expression, face a gesture executed with the facial muscles | ||
| leer - a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls | ||
| sneer | ||
| scorn, contempt a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body | ||
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| leer - look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach" | ||
| look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- leer (Noun)
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc. ; a sly or lecherous look. - leer (Noun)
An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance. - leer (Noun)
The cheek. - leer (Noun)
The face. - leer (Noun)
One's appearance; countenance. - leer (Noun)
Complexion; hue; blee; colour. - leer (Noun)
Flesh; skin. - leer (Noun)
The flank or loin. - leer (Verb)
To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent. - leer (Verb)
To entice with a leer or leers. - leer (Verb)
To teach. - leer (Verb)
To learn. - leer (Adjective)
Empty; unoccupied; clear. - leer (Adjective)
Destitute; lacking; wanting. - leer (Adjective)
Faint from lack of food; hungry. - leer (Adjective)
Thin; faint. - leer (Adjective)
Having no load or burden; free.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- leer (v. t.)
To learn. - leer (a.)
Empty; destitute; wanting - leer (a.)
Empty of contents. - leer (a.)
Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse. - leer (a.)
Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words. - leer (n.)
An oven in which glassware is annealed. - leer (n.)
The cheek. - leer (n.)
Complexion; aspect; appearance. - leer (n.)
A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion. - leer (v. i.)
To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look. - leer (v. t.)
To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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leer
lēr, n. a sly, sidelong look: (Shak.) complexion, colour.—v.i. to look askance: to look archly or obliquely.—adv. Leer′ingly, with a leering look. [A.S. hleór, face, cheek; Ice. hlýr.]
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