Lean

adjective
lin

Adjective

  • lacking excess flesh

    Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look

    Similar:Thin
    See also:ThinEctomorphic
  • containing little excess

    a lean budget

    Similar:Skimpy
  • not profitable or prosperous

    a lean year

Noun

  • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

    Similar:InclinationLeaningListTilt
    Type of:Position

Verb

  • to incline or bend from a vertical position

    She leaned over the banister

    Similar:AngleSlantTiltTip
    Type of:FlexBend
  • cause to lean or incline

    He leaned his rifle against the wall

    Type of:PositionLaySet
  • rely on for support

    We can lean on this man

    Type of:Trust
  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

    Type of:Be
  • cause to lean to the side

    Similar:List
    Type of:Move

Other

  • lacking in mineral content or combustible material

    lean ore

    lean fuel

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