LEANING AGAINST THE WIND

Meaning of LEANING AGAINST THE WIND in English

economic policies that work against the trends in the economy

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

LEANING — hirig
English-Visayan vocabulary
LEANING — noun Date: 15th century a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency, Synonyms: see: ~
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIND — I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling …
Английский словарь Британика
WIND — I. ˈwind, chiefly poetic ˈwīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wind, winde, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEANING — -niŋ, -nēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English leninge, from Old English hlinung, hlining, from hleonian, hlinian to lean …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEANING — (n.) The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
Английский словарь Webster
LEANING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lean
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
LEANING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Lean
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEANING — ( n. ) The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEANING — /lee"ning/ , n. inclination; tendency: strong literary leanings. [ bef. 1000; ME leninge, OE hlining. See LEAN 1 , -ING …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEANING — adj. inclining; tending
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEANING — n. tendency, inclination, bent, bias
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WIND — I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEANING — Date: 15th century : a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency — often used in plural radical leaning s …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIND — noun power of respiration; breath. 2. wind ·noun the dotterel. 3. wind ·noun air impregnated with an odor or scent. …
Webster English vocab
LEANING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of lean. 2. leaning ·noun the act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards …
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
LEANING — ■ noun a tendency or partiality.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIND — [wind] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wint wind, L ventus, Gk aenai to blow, Skt vati …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEANING — [lean.ing] n (15c): a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency--often used in pl. syn leaning, propensity, proclivity, penchant mean …
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WIND
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEANING — / ˈliːnɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ usually pl. ] leaning (toward(s) sth) a tendency to prefer sth or to believe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIND — I. wind 1 S2 W2 /wɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . AIR [uncountable and countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEANING — lean ‧ ing /ˈliːnɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a tendency to prefer or agree with a particular set of beliefs, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEANING — n. a tendency or partiality.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wound) 1 intr. go in a circular, spiral, curved, or crooked course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEANING — n. a tendency or partiality.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
WIND
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEANING — ( leanings) Your particular leanings are the beliefs, ideas, or aims you hold or a tendency you have towards them. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEANING — [noun] [C] - a tendency to be interested in a subject, sport, way of life, etc. or to support a …
Cambridge English vocab
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
LEANING — Synonyms and related words : a thing for, affinity, an ear for, an eye for, angularity, animus, aptitude, aptness, aslant, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIND — See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT'S …
Slang English vocab
LEANING — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SLOPE , grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, slant, tilt 2 an attraction to a particular …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LEANING — I. noun 1. Synonyms: slope , grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, slant, tilt 2. an attraction to a particular activity, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WIND — n. 25B6; verb the road winds up the mountain : TWIST (AND TURN), bend, curve, loop, zigzag, weave, snake. he …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. 25B6; preposition a number of delegates were against the motion : OPPOSED TO, in opposition to, hostile to, averse …
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WIND
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIND — See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT'S …
Словарь английских идиом
WIND — I poet. 1. сущ. 1) ветер balmy, gentle, light wind ≈ благоуханный воздух, легкий ветерок blast, gust of wind ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEANING — сущ. 1) склонность (to, towards) to have a strong leaning towards political conservatism ≈ иметь сильную склонность к политическому консерватизму …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIND — wind.ogg _I 1. wınd, поэт. , арх. waınd n 1. ветер strong high wind - сильный крепкий ветер fair /favourable/ …
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