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lean-back

lean-back adjective: enjoyed passively by the spectator, user, etc. Also the alternative form of leanback.

Adjective

lean-back (not comparable)

  1. Enjoyed passively by the spectator, user, etc.
    • the lean-back movie-watching experience

Also used as

lean-back is also the alternative form of leanback.

Forms of lean-back

plurallean-backs

Origin of lean-back

From lean + back.

Questions about lean-back

What does lean-back mean?
Lean-back means enjoyed passively by the spectator, user, etc.
What part of speech is lean-back?
Lean-back is an adjective.

Words near lean-back in the dictionary

  1. lean over backwards
  2. lean thinking
  3. lean towards
  4. lean'd
  5. lean, finely textured beef
  6. lean-back
  7. lean-backs
  8. lean-burn
  9. lean-to
  10. lean-tos
  11. lean-witted

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