lean
adjective
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lacking excess fleshthin
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not profitable or prosperous“a lean year”
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lacking in mineral content or combustible material“lean ore”
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containing little excess“a lean budget”skimpy
noun
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the verticalinclination
verb
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rely on for support“We can lean on this man”
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cause to incline or deviate from vertical“They leaned their rifle against the wall.”
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to incline or bend from a vertical position“The child leaned over the banister to yell at their sibling down below.”tilt
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cause to lean to the sidelist
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have a tendency or disposition to do or be somethingrun