To put pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, on.
To depend upon for support; to require assistance from.
To criticize or reprimand for the purpose of changing behavior.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.