leer in English dictionary

  • leer

    Meanings and definitions of "leer"

    • (intransitive) to look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
    • (obsolete) cheek
    • (obsolete) face; one's appearance, countenance
    • empty, destitute; wanting
    • faint from lack of food, hungry
    • having no load or burden
    • to teach
    • to learn
    • adjective
      Empty; unoccupied; clear.
    • adjective
      Destitute; lacking; wanting.
    • adjective
      Faint from lack of food; hungry.
    • adjective
      (Britain dialectal)
      Thin; faint.
    • adjective
      Having no load or burden; free; without a rider.
    • adjective
      Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.
    • noun
      A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
    • noun
      An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
    • noun
      Alternative form of [i]lehr[/i]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The cheek.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The face.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      One's appearance; countenance.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Complexion; hue; blee; colour.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Flesh; skin.
    • noun
      (Britain dialectal)
      The flank or loin.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To entice with a leer or leers.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To teach.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To learn.
    • to look with sexual desire or malicious intent
    • noun
      a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
    • noun
      a suggestive or sneering look or grin
    • verb
      look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

    Synonyms of "leer" in English dictionary

    face, scorn, look are the top synonyms of "leer" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of leer

    • leer ( third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered)
    • leer ( plural  leers)
    • leer ( comparative more leer, superlative most leer)
    • leer (comparative more leer, superlative most leer)
    • leer (plural leers)
    • leer (third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered) ;; conjugation of leer
      infinitive leer
      present participle leering
      past participle leered
      simple progressive perfect perfect progressive
      present I leer we leer I am leering we are leering I have leered we have leered I have been leering we have been leering
      you leer you leer you are leering you are leering you have leered you have leered you have been leering you have been leering
      he leers they leer he is leering they are leering he has leered they have leered he has been leering they have been leering
      past I leered we leered I was leering we were leering I had leered we had leered I had been leering we had been leering
      you leered you leered you were leering you were leering you had leered you had leered you had been leering you had been leering
      he leered they leered he was leering they were leering he had leered they had leered he had been leering they had been leering
      future I will leer we will leer I will be leering we will be leering I will have leered we will have leered I will have been leering we will have been leering
      you will leer you will leer you will be leering you will be leering you will have leered you will have leered you will have been leering you will have been leering
      he will leer they will leer he will be leering they will be leering he will have leered they will have leered he will have been leering they will have been leering
      conditional I would leer we would leer I would be leering we would be leering I would have leered we would have leered I would have been leering we would have been leering
      you would leer you would leer you would be leering you would be leering you would have leered you would have leered you would have been leering you would have been leering
      he would leer they would leer he would be leering they would be leering he would have leered they would have leered he would have been leering they would have been leering
      imperative leer
    • leer (third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered)
  • Leer

    Meanings and definitions of "leer"

    • Leer (district)

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