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1. (v.i.) leer
to look with a sideways glance, esp. suggestive of lascivious interest or malicious intention.
2. (n.) leer
a lascivious or sly look.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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1. (noun) sneer, leer
a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
2. (verb) leer
a suggestive or sneering look or grin
3. (verb) leer
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
"The men leered at the young women on the beach"
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1. (adj) leer
empty; destitute; wanting
2. (adj) leer
empty of contents
3. (adj) leer
destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse
4. (adj) leer
wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words
5. (noun) leer
an oven in which glassware is annealed
6. (noun) leer
the cheek
7. (noun) leer
complexion; aspect; appearance
8. (noun) leer
a distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion
9. (verb) leer
to learn
10. (verb) leer
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. (verb) leer
to entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin
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Sense: an unpleasant kind of smile.
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 Afrikaans: gryns |
 Arabic: نَظْرَه ماكِرَه، نَظْرَه |
 Bulgarian: похотлив поглед |
 Brazilian: esgar |
 Czech: potměšilý úsměv |
 German: gehässiges Lächeln, gehäs |
 Danish: lystent smil |
 Greek: δυσάρεστο χαμόγελο |
 Spanish: mirada lasciva |
 Estonian: irvitus |
 Farsi: پوزخند |
 Finnish: virnistys |
 French: regard mauvais |
 Hebrew: מַבָּט עַרמוּמִי |
 Hindi: कुदृष्टि डालना |
 Croatian: cerekanje |
 Hungarian: rábámulás |
 Indonesian: senyum sinis |
 Icelandic: tvírætt, lostafullt bros |
 Italian: (sguardo malizioso) |
 Japanese: 色目 |
 Korean: 곁눈질 |
 Lithuanian: klastinga geidulingašypse |
 Latvian: ņirdzīgs smaids |
 Malay: senyuman yang berniat jah |
 Dutch: nare grijns |
 Norwegian: lystent/ondsinnet smil |
 Polish: złośliwy uśmiech |
 Persian: لبخند نا خوشايند |
 Pashto: ناخوښه مسكا |
 Portuguese: esgar |
 Romanian: rânjet |
 Russian: ухмылка |
 Slovak: potmehúdsky úsmev |
 Slovenian: neprijeten nasmešek |
 Serbian: kez |
 Swedish: hånleende |
 Thai: รอยยิ้มแบบไม่เต็มใจ |
 Turkish: sırıtma |
 Taiwanese: 不懷好意的笑 |
 Ukrainian: косий, хтивий погляд |
 Urdu: نا زيبا ، ہوس بھری نظر یا |
 Vietnamese: cái liếc mắt đểu cáng |
 Chinese: 不怀好意的一笑 |
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