nnoun.attributethe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the verticalSynset:inclination leaning list tilt
Examples:- the tower had a pronounced tilt
- the ship developed a list to starboard
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Derivationally Related Form:tiltinclineleanlist
Hypernyms:position spatial relation
Inherited Hypernyms:tiltpositionrelationabstractionentity
vverb.motionto incline or bend from a vertical positionSynset:angle slant tilt tip
Examples:- She leaned over the banister
Derivationally Related Form:tiltslantleanangleleaner
Hypernyms:bend flex
Inherited Hypernyms:leanbendchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:heelinclinelean backlistpitchreclineslopeweather
Full Troponyms:ascendclimbdipfallfall backlean backlistslopestoopweather
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactcause to lean or inclineExamples:- He leaned his rifle against the wall
Derivationally Related Form:leanleaner
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:leanputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP | They --- their rifles on the cabinet (apply to: lean)
vverb.stativehave a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclinedSynset:be given incline run tend
Examples:- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
Derivationally Related Form:tendencyinclination
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:tendbe
Direct Hyponyms:gravitatesuffertake kindly to
Full Troponyms:gravitatesuffertake kindly to
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE
vverb.cognitionrely on for supportHypernyms:trust
Inherited Hypernyms:leantrustbelieveacceptevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.motioncause to lean to the sideSynset:list
Examples:- Erosion listed the old tree
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:listmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
adjadj.alllacking excess fleshAttributes:body weight
Synset:thin
Examples:- you can't be too rich or too thin
- Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
Antonyms:fat
Derivationally Related Form:thinnessleanness
Inherited Hypernyms:thin
Similar to:anorectic anorexic cadaverous emaciated gaunt haggard pinched skeletal wasted deep-eyed hollow-eyed sunken-eyed gangling gangly lanky lank spindly rawboned reedlike reedy scarecrowish boney bony scraggly scraggy scrawny skinny underweight weedy shriveled shrivelled shrunken withered wizen wizened slender-waisted slim-waisted wasp-waisted slender slight slim svelte spare trim spindle-legged spindle-shanked stringy wiry sylphic sylphlike twiggy twiglike wisplike wispy
See also:ectomorphic thin
adjadj.alllacking in mineral content or combustible materialAntonyms:rich
Derivationally Related Form:leanness
Inherited Hypernyms:lean
adj satadj.allcontaining little excessSynset:skimpy
Examples:- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
Antonyms:sufficient
Derivationally Related Form:leanness
Inherited Hypernyms:lean
Similar to:deficient insufficient
adj satadj.allnot profitable or prosperousAntonyms:profitable
Derivationally Related Form:leanness
Inherited Hypernyms:lean
Similar to:unprofitable