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lean-to noun [ ˈliːntuː ]

• a building sharing one wall with a larger building, and having a roof that leans against that wall.
• "a lean-to garage"

lean towards

• incline or be partial to a view or position.
• "I now lean towards sabotage as the cause of the crash"
Similar: tend, incline, gravitate, have a tendency, have a propensity for, have a proclivity for, have a preference for, have a penchant for, be partial to, be attracted to, have a liking for, have an affinity with, be prone to,


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