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 lean lean /ˈliːn/

adjective

  1. () 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
  2. Not profitable or prosperous  ( lean )
    not profitable or prosperous
     A lean year
    a lean year
  3. Lacking in mineral content or combustible material  ( lean )
    lacking in mineral content or combustible material
     Lean ore
    lean ore
     Lean fuel
    lean fuel
  4. Containing little excess  ( lean , skimpy )
    containing little excess
     A lean budget
    a lean budget
     A skimpy allowance
    a skimpy allowance

noun

  1. 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

  1. () 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
  2. () 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
  3. () 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
  4. () Rely on for support  ( lean )
    rely on for support
     We can lean on this man
    We can lean on this man
  5. Cause to lean to the side  ( lean , list )
    cause to lean to the side
     Erosion listed the old tree
    Erosion listed the old tree