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English to English adjective 1. lacking excess flesh  you can't be too rich or too thin|Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look source: wordnet30
2. lacking in mineral content or combustible material lean ore|lean fuel source: wordnet30
3. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle. source: webster1913
adjective satellite 4. containing little excess a lean budget|a skimpy allowance source: wordnet30
5. not profitable or prosperous a lean year source: wordnet30
noun 6. 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 source: wordnet30
7. That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat. source: webster1913
verb 8. to incline or bend from a vertical position She leaned over the banister source: wordnet30
9. cause to lean or incline He leaned his rifle against the wall source: wordnet30
10. 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 source: wordnet30
11. rely on for support We can lean on this man source: wordnet30
12. cause to lean to the side Erosion listed the old tree source: wordnet30
13. To conceal. source: webster1913
14. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column. source: webster1913
15. To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. source: webster1913
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