lean
lean /ˈliːn/
adjective
-
(
)
Lacking excess flesh
(
lean
, thin
)
lacking excess flesh
You can't be too rich or too thin
you can't be too rich or too thin
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look
-
Not profitable or prosperous
(
lean
)
not profitable or prosperous
A lean year
a lean year
-
Lacking in mineral content or combustible material
(
lean
)
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
Lean ore
lean ore
Lean fuel
lean fuel
-
Containing little excess
(
lean
, skimpy
)
containing little excess
A lean budget
a lean budget
A skimpy allowance
a skimpy allowance
noun
-
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
(
inclination
, lean
, leaning
, list
, tilt
)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
The tower had a pronounced tilt
the tower had a pronounced tilt
The ship developed a list to starboard
the ship developed a list to starboard
He walked with a heavy inclination to the right
he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
verb
-
()
To incline or bend from a vertical position
(
angle
, slant
, tip
, lean
, tilt
)
to incline or bend from a vertical position
She leaned over the banister
She leaned over the banister
-
()
Cause to lean or incline
(
lean
)
cause to lean or incline
He leaned his rifle against the wall
He leaned his rifle against the wall
-
()
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
(
be given
, lean
, run
, incline
, tend
)
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
These dresses run small
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence
He inclined to corpulence
-
()
Rely on for support
(
lean
)
rely on for support
We can lean on this man
We can lean on this man
-
Cause to lean to the side
(
lean
, list
)
cause to lean to the side
Erosion listed the old tree
Erosion listed the old tree
