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lean

/ lean /
adjective satellite/verb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
containing little excess
"a lean budget"
"a skimpy allowance"
Similar:
insufficient deficient
verb Sense 2
rely on for support
"We can lean on this man"
Type of:
trust swear rely
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
cause to lean or incline
"He leaned his rifle against the wall"
Type of:
put set place
Derived:
tilt list inclination leaning leaner
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
to incline or bend from a vertical position
"She leaned over the banister"
Type of:
bend flex
Kinds of:
slope incline pitch weather list
Derived:
angle pitch rake slant tilt
See also:
overturn tip over turn over upset knock over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 5
low in mineral content
"a lean ore"
Similar:
insufficient deficient
Domain:
metallurgy
adjective satellite Sense 6
not profitable or prosperous
"a lean year"
Similar:
unprofitable
adjective Sense 7
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
"lean ore"
"lean fuel"
Opposites:
rich
verb Sense 8
cause to lean to the side
"Erosion listed the old tree"
Type of:
move
Verb group:
list heel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective Sense 9
lacking excess flesh
"you can''t be too rich or too thin"
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare"
Similar:
anorexic anorectic bony cadaverous emaciated gaunt haggard pinched
Opposites:
fat
See also:
ectomorphic thin
verb Sense 10
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures"
"These dresses run small"
"He inclined to corpulence"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
take kindly to suffer gravitate
Derived:
inclination disposition tendency leaning propensity
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
noun Sense 11
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
"the tower had a pronounced tilt"
"the ship developed a list to starboard"
"he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
Type of:
position spatial relation
Derived:
tilt tip slant angle slope
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
64
Times Searched
3
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insufficient deficient trust swear rely put set place bend flex slope incline