lean

Pronunciation: US [lin] UK [liːn]

n.Lean meat
v.Tilt; trusted; former down (or back);
adj.Little meat; lean and healthy; less fat and fat-free
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Definitions in English

adj.	1. thin and looking physically fit and healthy 2. lean meat has very little fat in it 3. a lean business spends as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit 4. a lean period of time is very difficult to live in because many people lack money or other necessary things 5. a lean crop, harvest, etc. is very small
v.	1. to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist 2. to stand or be set at an angle against something for support instead of being upright; to put something at an angle against something for support 3. to tend to choose or support something

Other Forms

comp.leaner

superl.leanest

3sg.leans

Idioms

lean on

Example Sentences

Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean.
Source: Nursery rhyme
The lean captain of a trading-vessel envies the big-paunched wine-shop proprietor.
Source: R. Graves
I leaned towards them so as not to miss a single word.
Source: H. Jacobson

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a - aeln
c - alane
d - lance
e - eland
g - laden
i - anele
k - angel
m - angle
o - glean
p - alien
r - aline
s - anile
t - liane
u - leman
v - alone
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