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What does "lean on" mean?
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Rely on, depend on, as in He's leaning on me for help. [Mid-1400s]
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Exert pressure on one, especially to obtain something or make one do something against his or her will. For example, The gangsters were leaning on local storekeepers to pay them protection money. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]