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 open something out or make it spread wider.
• 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 open something out or make it spread wider.
2. verb To cut a sloped edge into something, such as a door or window frame.
3. verb (computing) To reorganize a particular kind of tree structure so that one chosen item ends up at the top.
4. verb To force a joint, such as a shoulder, out of its normal position.

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