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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.
- 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
- The film print is extremely clean with only a little bit of grain.
- He was clean-shaven, in his early 30s and wearing a dark blue t-shirt.
- · 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
- Recruit rich white republicunts (carpetbaggers) to swoop in and scoop-up "devalued" (seized from still-exiled owners) properties and change the entire complexion (race, income, politics, everyfuckingthing) of the ENTIRE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. Your Right Hand Thief
- Open, and I was quietly confident that I would have a chance, said Leaney, who was forced to change caddies after his original caddie, Justin Hoyle, fell ill after the first round. USATODAY.com - Leaney's second at U.S. Open earns PGA Tour card
- I have also used * toothpaste* to clean the screen; if you work at it, the toothpaste abrasives will get rid of hairline scratches on the screen surface. CIS Threads #1: Interesting Threads from the TRS Model 100 Forum Messages by Phil Wheeler
- Leo Nocentelli, co-founder of the Meters and New Orleans guitar legend, may not have turned Blues Alley into the steamiest place in Georgetown on Wednesday night when he re-ignited "Fire On The Bayou. In concert: The Meters Experience at Blues Alley
