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Definition of Lean
- 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"
- rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
- cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
- to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
- cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
- 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"
- lacking excess flesh; "you can''t be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
- not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
- low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
- containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
See Also: overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over, lean on, rest on, lean against, ectomorphic, thin
Hyponyms: slope, incline, pitch, weather, list, heel, lean back, recline, take kindly to, suffer, gravitate
Grouped Verbs: list, heel
Attributes: body weight
Derivational Morphology: tilt, tip, slant, angle, slope, incline, pitch, list, heel, inclination, leaning, leaner, rake, rock, careen, sway, disposition, tendency, propensity
Anagrams: lane, elan, Lena
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