lean

lean: I UK [liːn] / US [lɪn] verb
Word forms "lean":
present tense I/you/we/they lean he/she/it leans present participle leaning past tense leaned UK [liːnd] / US [lɪnd] or leant UK [lent] / US past participle leaned or leant
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1) [intransitive] to move your body so it is closer to or further from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist
lean forward/back/towards/across etc:
The other girl leaned forward to hear what was going on.

I leaned over her shoulder to study the maps spread out on the table.

Bigelow leaned across the desk and lowered his voice.

2)

a) [intransitive] to stand or be set at an angle against something for support instead of being upright

Two of the walls lean slightly inwards.
lean against:
Corey leaned against the apple tree.
lean on:
He walked in, leaning heavily on a cane.

b) [transitive] to put something at an angle against something for support
lean something against something:
John leaned his rake against the side of the barn.

3) [intransitive] to tend to choose or support something
lean towards/to/in favour of:
She is leaning towards supporting military action.

The board of directors is leaning in favour of supporting the merger.
lean in the direction of something:
The decision to increase the budget hasn't been made, but the committee is leaning in that direction.
Phrasal verbs:
- lean on

II UK [liːn] / US [lɪn] adjective
Word forms "lean":
adjective lean comparative leaner superlative leanest
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1) thin and looking physically fit and healthy

He was lean and tanned.

2) lean meat has very little fat in it

a lean cut of beef

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

the lean years of the Depression

5) a lean crop, harvest etc is very small

III UK [liːn] / US [lɪn] noun
1) [uncountable] meat that has very little fat in it

2) [singular/uncountable] a slope, or an angle

a forward lean of the body

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Synonyms:

Incline (from a perpendicular), slope, Thin, poor, gaunt, emaciated, meagre, lank, skinny, fallen away / Recline, bear, rest, repose, Barren, jejune, meagre, tame, prosy, dull / Tend, have a tendency, Scanty, slender, pitiful, inadequate, not full or abundant, not plentiful, not ample, not enough / Repose, rely, depend, confide, trust, Rest, incline for support, lay, Free from fat, destitute of fat / Barren, bare, unfertile, unproductive

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Lean — (l[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Leaner} (l[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Leanest}.] [OE. lene, AS. hl[=ae]ne; prob. akin to E. lean to incline. See {Lean}, v. i. ] 1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lean — lean1 [lēn] vi. leaned or Chiefly Brit. leant, leaning [ME lenen < OE hlinian, to lean, hlænan, to cause to lean, akin to Ger lehnen < IE base * k̑lei , to incline, lean > Gr klinein, L clinare] 1. to bend or deviate from an upright… … English World dictionary
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lean — Ⅰ. lean [1] ► VERB (past and past part. leaned or chiefly Brit. leant) 1) be in or move into a sloping position. 2) (lean against/on) incline from the perpendicular and rest against. 3) (lean on) rely on for sup … English terms dictionary
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lean — vb *slant, slope, incline Analogous words: bend, *curve: *turn, deflect, divert, sheer lean adj Lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, angular, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of absence of super fluous flesh. Lean stresses the lack of fat… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Lean On Me — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lean on Me est une chanson de Bill Withers enregistrée en 1972. Lean on Me est une chanson de Limp Bizkit enregistrée en 1995. Lean on Me est un film… … Wikipédia en Français
Lean on me — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lean on Me est une chanson de Bill Withers enregistrée en 1972. Lean on Me est une chanson de Limp Bizkit enregistrée en 1995. Lean on Me est un film… … Wikipédia en Français

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