1.an inclination to do something;
he felt leanings toward frivolity
2.a natural inclination;
he has a proclivity for exaggeration
3.the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
the tower had a pronounced tilt
4.the act of deviating from a vertical position
5.departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal;
the leaning tower of Pisa
6.resting against a support