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lean
(l/i/n )

adjective (a)

  • lacking excess flesh(adj.all)
    Example:
    Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
    Synonym:
    thin
    Antonym:
    fat
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking in mineral content or combustible material(adj.all)
    Example:
    Lean ore.
    Lean fuel.
    Antonym:
    rich
    source: wordnet30
  • Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    inclination, leaning, list, tilt
    source: wordnet30
  • That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • containing little excess(adj.all)
    Example:
    A lean budget.
    Synonym:
    skimpy
    source: wordnet30
  • not profitable or prosperous(adj.all)
    Example:
    A lean year.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • to incline or bend from a vertical position(verb.motion)
    Example:
    She leaned over the banister.
    Synonym:
    angle, slant, tilt, tip
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to lean or incline(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He leaned his rifle against the wall.
    source: wordnet30
  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    be given, incline, run, tend
    source: wordnet30
  • rely on for support(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    We can lean on this man.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to lean to the side(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    list
    source: wordnet30
  • To conceal.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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