leaning

an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

the act of deviating from a vertical position

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"