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lean ¹  (ln)

v. leaned, lean·ing, leans

v.intr.

1. To bend or slant away from the vertical.

2. To incline the weight of the body so as to be supported: leaning against the railing. See Synonyms at slant.

3. To rely for assistance or support: Lean on me for help.

4. To have a tendency or preference: a government that leans toward fascism.

5. Informal To exert pressure: The boss is leaning on us to meet the deadline.

v.tr.

1. To set or place so as to be resting or supported.

2. To cause to incline.

n.

A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.

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[Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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lean ²  (ln)

adj. lean·er, lean·est

1. Not fleshy or fat; thin.

2. Containing little or no fat.

3.

a. Not productive or prosperous; meager: lean years.

b. Containing little excess or waste; spare: a lean budget.

c. Thrifty in management; economical: "Company leaders know their industries must be lean to survive" Christian Science Monitor.

4. Metallurgy Low in mineral contents: lean ore.

Chemistry Lacking in combustible material: lean fuel.

n.

Meat with little or no fat.

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[Middle English lene, from Old English hlne.]

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leanly adv.

leanness n.

Synonyms: lean², spare, skinny, scrawny, lank, lanky, rawboned, gaunt
These adjectives mean lacking excess flesh. Lean emphasizes absence of fat: fattened the lean cattle for market.
Spare sometimes suggests trimness and good muscle tone: "an old man, very tall and spare, with an ascetic aspect" William H. Mallock.
Skinny and scrawny imply unattractive thinness, as with undernourishment: The child has skinny legs with prominent knees. "He [had] a long, scrawny neck that rose out of a very low collar" Winston Churchill.
Lank describes one who is thin and tall, and lanky one who is thin, tall, and ungraceful: "He was . . . exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders" Washington Irving. The boy had developed into a lanky adolescent.
Rawboned suggests a thin, bony, gangling build: a rawboned cowhand.
Gaunt implies boniness and a haggard appearance; it may suggest illness or hardship: a white-haired pioneer, her face gaunt from overwork.

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lean ¹

Verb

[leaning; leaned] or leant

1. (foll. by against, on, upon)to rest or put (something) so that it rests against a support

2. to bend or make (something) bend from an upright position

3. (foll. by to, towards)to have or express a tendency or preference

Noun

the condition of bending from an upright position

See also lean on [Old English hleonian, hlinian]

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lean ²

Adjective

1. (esp. of a person) having a trim body with no surplus flesh

2. (of meat) having little or no fat

3. (of a period) sparse, difficult, or causing hardship: these are lean days in Baghdad

Noun

the part of meat that contains little or no fat [Old English hlǣne]

leanness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" list, leaning, tilt, inclination spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
Verb	1.	lean - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" tilt, angle, slant, tip bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" weather - cause to slope heel, list - tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" lean back, recline - move the upper body backwards and down lean against, lean on, rest on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" lean against, lean on, rest on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
	2.	lean - cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	3.	lean - 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" be given, incline, tend, run be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" take kindly to - be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks" suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" gravitate - move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
	4.	lean - rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" rely, trust, swear, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
	5.	lean - cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" list move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" heel, list - tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"
Adj.	1.	lean - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare thin ectomorphic - having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
	2.	lean - lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel" rich - high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air; "a rich vein of copper", "a rich gas mixture"
	3.	lean - containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" skimpy insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
	4.	lean - not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year" unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"

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lean ¹

verb 1. bend, tip, slope, incline, tilt, heel, slant

verb 2. rest, prop, be supported, recline, repose

verb 3. tend, prefer, favour, incline, be prone to, gravitate, be disposed to, have a propensity to

lean on someone depend on, trust, rely on, cling to, count on, confide in, have faith in

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lean ²

adjective thin, slim, slender, skinny, angular, trim, spare, gaunt, bony, lanky, wiry, emaciated, scrawny, svelte, lank, rangy, scraggy, macilent (rare) << OPPOSITE fat

Translations

lean [liːn] [pt, pp leaned or leant] adj (= thin) → flaco; [meat] → magro

vt to lean sth on sth → apoyar algo en algo vi (= slope) → inclinarse (= rest): to lean against → apoyarse contra;

to lean on → apoyarse en

lean back vi → inclinarse hacia atrás

lean forward vi → inclinarse hacia adelante

lean out vi to lean out (of) → asomarse (a)

lean over vi → inclinarse

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lean [liːn] [leaned or leant , pt , pp ] [lɛnt] adj → maigre

n [of meat] → maigre m

vt to lean sth on → appuyer qch sur vi (= slope) → pencher (= rest);

to lean against → s'appuyer contre; être appuyé(e) contre;

to lean on → s'appuyer sur

lean back vi → se pencher en arrière

lean forward vi → se pencher en avant

lean out vi to lean out (of) → se pencher au dehors (de)

lean over vi → se pencher

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lean [liːn] [leaned or leant , pt, pp ] adj [person] → schlank;

(meat, time) → mager

vt to lean sth on sth → etw an etw acc lehnen;

(rest) → etw auf etw acc stützen vi (= slope) → sich neigen;

to lean against → sich lehnen gegen;

to lean on → sich stützen auf +acc;

to lean forward/back → sich vorbeugen/zurücklehnen;

to lean towards → tendieren zu

lean out lean vi → sich hinauslehnen

lean over lean vi → sich vorbeugen

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lean [liːn] adj → magro/a

n [of meat] → carne f magra

vb [pt leaned or leant, pp ] [lɛnt]

vt to lean sth on → appoggiare qc su vi (= slope) → pendere (= rest): to lean against → appoggiarsi contro; essere appoggiato/a a;

to lean on → appoggiarsi a

lean back vi → sporgersi indietro

lean forward vi → sporgersi in avanti

lean out vi to lean out (of) → sporgersi (da)

lean over vi → inclinarsi