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leer
verb [I] /lɪər/
/lɪr/ disapprovingDefinition
› (especially of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way: He was always leering at female members of staff.Sexual attractionAttractiveUsing the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptive leer
noun [C] › a drunken leerSexual attractionAttractiveUsing the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptive
(Definition of leer verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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