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Definition of Lean

1. Noun. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. "He walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

2. Verb. To incline or bend from a vertical position. "She leaned over the banister"

3. Adjective. Lacking excess flesh. "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"

4. Verb. Cause to lean or incline. "They lean their rifles on the cabinet"; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"

5. Adjective. Lacking in mineral content or combustible material. "Lean fuel"

6. Verb. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. "He inclined to corpulence"

7. Adjective. Containing little excess. "A skimpy allowance"

8. Verb. Rely on for support. "We can lean on this man"

9. Adjective. Not profitable or prosperous. "A lean year"

10. Verb. Cause to lean to the side. "Erosion listed the old tree"

Definition of Lean

1. v. t. To conceal.

2. 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.

3. v. t. To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.

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

5. n. That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.

Definition of Lean

1. Verb. To hang outwards. ¹

2. Verb. To press against. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of a person) slim; not fleshy. ¹

4. Adjective. (context: of meat) having little fat. ¹

5. Adjective. Having little extra or little to spare. ¹

6. Adjective. Of a fuel-air mixture, having more air than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; more air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction. ¹

7. Verb. To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lean

1. having little fat [adj LEANER, LEANEST] : LEANLY [adv] / to deviate from a vertical position [v LEANED or LEANT, LEANING, LEANS]

Medical Definition of Lean

1. 1. That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat. "The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy." (Goldsmith) 2. Unremunerative copy or work. 1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle. 2. 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. "No lean wardrobe." "Their lean and fiashy songs." (Milton) "What the land is, whether it be fat or lean." (Num. Xiii. 20) "Out of my lean and low ability I'll lend you something." (Shak) 3. Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat; as lean copy, matter, or type. Synonym: slender, spare, thin, meager, lank, skinny, gaunt. Origin: OE. Lene, AS. Hlne; prob. Akin to E. Lean to incline. See Lean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lean

leaks leaky leal lealer lealest leally lealties lealty leam leaman

leamed leamer leamers leaming leams lean (current term) lean'd lean, finely textured beef lean-to lean-to tent

lean-tos lean-witted lean against lean and mean lean back lean client lean clients lean finely textured beef lean on lean towards

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