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US
/ˈɫin/
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[ UK /lˈiːn/ ]
[ UK /lˈiːn/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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containing little excess
a lean budget
a skimpy allowance -
not profitable or prosperous
a lean year -
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
lean fuel
lean ore -
lacking excess flesh
you can't be too rich or too thin
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look
NOUN
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
the tower had a pronounced tilt
the ship developed a list to starboard
VERB
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rely on for support
We can lean on this man -
to incline or bend from a vertical position
She leaned over the banister -
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence
She tends to be nervous before her lectures -
cause to lean or incline
He leaned his rifle against the wall -
cause to lean to the side
Erosion listed the old tree
How To Use lean In A Sentence
- Jeff, clad in board trunks and a T-shirt, leans back in his chair with the lappie on his, uhhh, lap, and his bare feet up on the desk. Savages
- It was a bit too clean and antiseptic to be really considered an evil lair.
- The film print is extremely clean with only a little bit of grain.
- Traditional methods for liquid or semiliquid fecal incontinence management, such as the use of absorbent briefs/pads, skin cleansers, and moisturizers, are only moderately successful in alleviating the consequences of fecal incontinence. New Data Shows Budget Impact of Fecal Management System in Hospital ICU
- Our spa facials will leave you with clean skin that glows with the freshness of youth.
- He was clean-shaven, in his early 30s and wearing a dark blue t-shirt.
- I can find no legitimate references to the use of metallic, inorganic, or organic silver compounds as a sanitizer, disinfectant, or sterilizing agent. quaternary ammonium chloride compounds - Mixtures of compounds such as alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride are very commonly used as surface sanitizer; if you look at your household cleaners that claim disinfecting properties, there's a high percentage chance that you'll find a "quat". Question ;Microdyne
- · The tailstock quill is brought into working position (Fig. 14) whereby special attention must be given to quill cleanliness. 3. Preparations for thread cutting by dies and taps
- Lead commentators, Don Cherry and Ron MacLean broadcast from a remote area. Mike Plume: “8:30 Newfoundland” « Mudpuddle
- Now the word "prayer" to non-Muslim readers will evoke an image of people perhaps silently clasping their hands together, leaning forward in a pew, and either silently, to themselves, or in a quiet tone, speaking heartfeltly to God. David Horowitz Freedom Center
