lean¹ /lēn/

1. To incline
2. To be or become inclined to the vertical
3. To rest sideways against something
4. To bend over
5. To swerve
6. To abut
7. To have an inclination

To cause to lean

1. An act or condition of leaning
2. A slope
3. A thing to lean on (archaic)

leanˈing noun and adjective

leanˈ-to noun (pl leanˈ-tos)

A shed, greenhouse, conservatory, etc propped against another building or wall

lean on

1. To rely or depend on
2. To put pressure on, to use force on (a person) (informal)

lean over backwards see under back¹

lean² /lēn/

1. Thin, without (much) flesh
2. Not fat
3. Without fat
4. Unproductive
5. Unprofitable, taking extra time (printing)
6. (of a fuel mixture) containing a high proportion of air
7. (of ore) low grade, of marginal value (mining)

Meat without fat

leanˈly adverb

leanˈness noun

leanˈy adjective (Spenser)

Lean

leanˈ-burnˈ adjective

Of, using or relating to a fuel-air mixture in which the fuel component is relatively low, so reducing the amount of fuel used and pollution produced

lean concrete noun

A non-load-bearing concrete of low cement content

lean cuisine noun

Cuisine minceur (qv)

leanˈ-faced adjective

1. Having a thin face
2. Slender and narrow, eg letters (printing)

leanˈ-wittˈed adjective

Of little sense

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• almighty
• almirah
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• almond-blossom
• almond-blossoms
• almond-eyed
• almond-oil
• almond paste
• almonds
• almond-tree
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• almost
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