LEER, verb intransitive 1. To look obliquely; to turn the eye and cast a look from a corner, either in contempt, defiance or frowning, or for a sly look. 2. To look with a forced countenance. LEER, verb transitive To allure with smiles. LEER, noun 1. The cheek. obsolete 2. Complexion; hue; face. obsolete 3. An oblique view. - With jealous leer malign eyed them askance. 4. An affected cast of countenance. Damn with faint praise, concede with civil leer LEER, adjective Empty; also, trifling; frivolous. obsolete
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