to leer

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English - English
empty, destitute; wanting
to teach
having no load or burden
The cheek
The face; one's appearance, countenance
to learn
To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
faint from lack of food, hungry
{n} an oblique cast of the of the eye, learning, hue
{v} to look obliquely or archly
a sly or lecherous look
Complexion; aspect; appearance
a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse
to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look
a suggestive or sneering look or grin
to look, often sideways, with sexual desire or malicious intent
{i} sly or malicious glance; lascivious look; glass furnace
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"
To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin
Empty; destitute; wanting Empty of contents
To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc
disapproval If someone leers at you, they smile in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you. Men were standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering at passing females He looked back at Kenworthy and leered. Leer is also a noun. When I asked the clerk for my room key, he gave it to me with a leer. to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows that you think they are sexually attractive leer at (Perhaps from leer (11-19 centuries), from hleor)
A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion
{s} (British) not burdened, free of encumbrance; starved, weak, famished
{f} glance at in a sly or malicious manner; look at in a lecherous manner
An oven in which glassware is annealed
a suggestive or sneering look or grin look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach
Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words
Turkish - English
(Argo) bakış atmak
(Argo) pas vermek
(Argo) kesişmek
to leer

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    Etymology

    [ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.
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