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Leer

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Noun

1. leer, sneer

a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

2. leer

a suggestive or sneering look or grin

Verb

3. leer

look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression

Example Sentences:
'The men leered at the young women on the beach'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Leer

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verb
1. (intransitive)
to give an oblique, sneering, or suggestive look or grin
noun
2. 
such a look

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Leer

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noun
1. 
a sly, sidelong look showing salaciousness, malicious triumph, etc.
verb intransitive
2. 
to look with a leer

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Leer

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intr.v. leered, leer·ing, leers
To look with a sidelong glance, indicative especially of sexual desire or sly and malicious intent.
n.
A desirous, sly, or knowing look.

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