- verblean (verb) · leans (third person present) · leaned (past tense) · leaned (past participle) · leant (past tense) · leant (past participle) · leaning (present participle)
- be in or move into a sloping position:"he leaned back in his chair" · "a line of palm trees leaning in the wind"
- (lean against/on)incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something):"a man was leaning against the wall"
- (lean something against/on)cause something to rest against:"he leaned his elbows on the table"
nounlean (noun) · leans (plural noun)- a deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination:"the vehicle has a definite lean to the left"
OriginOld English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein.adjectivelean (adjective) · leaner (comparative adjective) · leanest (superlative adjective)- (of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat:"his lean, muscular body"
- (of meat) containing little fat:"lean bacon"
- (of an industry or company) efficient and with no waste:"he made leaner government a campaign theme"
- (of an activity or a period of time) offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meager:"the lean winter months" · "keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years"
- (of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air:"lean air-to-fuel ratios"
nounlean (noun)- the lean part of meat:"the man who eats no fat and the wife who eats no lean"
OriginOld English hlǣne, of Germanic origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- be in or move into a sloping position:
adjective- (of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat:
- (of meat) containing little fat:
- (of an activity or a period of time) offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meager:
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