leer

adjective

1. Empty; unoccupied; clear.

2. Destitute; lacking; wanting.

3. Faint from lack of food; hungry.

4. (Britain dialectal) Thin; faint.

5. Having no load or burden; free; without a rider. a leer horse.

6. Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.

- leer words

noun

1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

Similar word(s): sneer

Definition categories: communication, contempt, scorn

2. a suggestive or sneering look or grin

Definition categories: attribute, aspect, expression, face, look

verb

1. look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression

- The men leered at the young women on the beach

Definition categories: perception, look