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lean is the dictionary form of leanning Definition of lean
lean has definitions from the field of metallurgy
1
[ verb ] to incline or bend from a vertical position

Synonyms

tilt angle slant tip

Examples

"She leaned over the banister"

2
[ verb ] cause to lean or incline

Examples

"He leaned his rifle against the wall"

3
[ adjective ] lacking excess flesh

Synonyms

thin

Examples

"you can't be too rich or too thin" "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

4
[ verb ] have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

Synonyms

tend incline run be_given

Examples

"She tends to be nervous before her lectures" "These dresses run small" "He inclined to corpulence"

5
[ verb ] rely on for support

Examples

"We can lean on this man"

6
[ verb ] exhibit an inclination or tendency

Synonyms

tend incline

7
[ adjective ] lacking in mineral content or combustible material

Examples

"lean ore" "lean fuel"

8
[ adjective ] (metallurgy) low in mineral content

Examples

"a lean ore"

9
[ adjective ] not profitable or prosperous

Examples

"a lean year"

10
[ adjective ] containing little excess

Synonyms

skimpy

Examples

"a lean budget" "a skimpy allowance"

11
[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3628
12
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30093
13
[ verb ] cause to lean to the side

Synonyms

list

Examples

"Erosion listed the old tree"

14
[ noun ] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Synonyms

list leaning inclination tilt

Examples

"the tower had a pronounced tilt" "the ship developed a list to starboard" "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

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Similar Spelling

leaning Lanning Leming Lenning lemming Leaming leniency lenience Lemanski Leningrad Leininger Laning loaning leninism

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