olla vinossa — meaning in English

English meaning

• lean verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
• splay verb To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
• squint verb To look with eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to focus better.

Senses

olla vinossa is used for these senses in English:

• lean (copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
• splay To have, or lie in, an oblique or slanted position.
• squint (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

lean — full definition

1. verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
2. verb To favor or tend toward a particular opinion, choice, or direction.
3. adjective Having little or no fat; thin and fit.
4. adjective Having very little of something, especially money or resources; scarce.

splay — full definition

1. verb To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
2. verb To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door or window); to bevel, to slant, to slope.
3. verb To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
4. verb To dislocate (a body part such as a shoulder bone).

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