meaning of leer
1. To learn.
2. Empty; destitute; wanting
3. Empty of contents.
4. Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse.
5. Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words.
6. An oven in which glassware is annealed.
7. The cheek.
8. Complexion; aspect; appearance.
9. A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion.
10. To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look.
11. To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin.
12. a suggestive or sneering look or grin
Related Words
leer | leere | leered | leering | leeringly | leery |
