leer
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a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
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a suggestive or sneering look or grin
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look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
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A leer is a look or gaze that is unpleasant, suggestive or lascivious in nature; often showing a knowing or sly expression. It could also refer to staring at someone in an unwanted or inappropriate way.
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empty; destitute; wanting
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an oven in which glassware is annealed
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complexion; aspect; appearance
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a distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion
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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
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to entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin
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Leer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands.
It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen, Netherlands, Emden, Bremen and the South. -
lēr, n. a sly, sidelong look: (Shak.) complexion, colour.—v.i. to look askance: to look archly or obliquely.—adv. Leer′ingly, with a leering look. [A.S. hleór, face, cheek; Ice. hlýr.]
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destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse
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wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words
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