lean

adj. thin, skinny; having little fat; meager, poor, lacking; spare; thrifty, economical

v. rest against; slant, bend, incline; tend toward, favor; depend; place against; cause to slant or tilt

n. inclination, tendency; meat in which there is more muscle than fat, lean meat

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Noun
1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
(synonym) tilt, list, inclination, leaning
(hypernym) position, spatial relation
Verb
1. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
(synonym) tilt, tip, slant, angle
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) slope, incline, pitch
(see-also) lean on, rest on, lean against
(derivation) tilt, list, inclination, leaning
2. cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(derivation) tilt, list, inclination, leaning
3. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
(synonym) tend, be given, incline, run
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) take kindly to
4. rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
(hypernym) trust, swear, rely, bank
5. cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
(synonym) list
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) list, heel
Adjective
1. lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
(synonym) thin
(similar) anorexic, anorectic
(see-also) ectomorphic
(attribute) body weight
2. lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
(antonym) rich
3. containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
(synonym) skimpy
(similar) insufficient, deficient
4. low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
(similar) insufficient, deficient
(classification) metallurgy
5. not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
(similar) unprofitable

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(v. t.)
To conceal.
  

(v. i.)
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
  

(v. i.)
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
  

(v. i.)
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against.
  

(v. i.)
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column.
  

(v. i.)
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc.
  

(v. i.)
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
  

(v. i.)
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
  

(n.)
Unremunerative copy or work.
  

(n.)
That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.