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lean English

Meaning lean meaning

What does lean mean?
Definitions in simple English

lean Verb

— If you lean against something, then you push or press against it. — # He lean his bicycle against the wall. — move into a bending style, forwards, backwards, sideways

lean Adjective

— If a person is lean, then he or she is slim and not fat. — If a piece of meat is lean, it has little or no fat.

lean

— verb to incline or bend from a vertical position She leaned over the banister — verb cause to lean or incline He leaned his rifle against the wall — adjective (= thin) lacking excess flesh you can't be too rich or too thin Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look — Shakespeare — verb (= tend, incline, run) 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 — verb rely on for support We can lean on this man — adjective (= skimpy) containing little excess a lean budget a skimpy allowance — adjective not profitable or prosperous a lean year — adjective lacking in mineral content or combustible material lean ore lean fuel — verb (= list) cause to lean to the side Erosion listed the old tree — noun (= tilt, list, inclination) 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

Synonyms lean synonyms

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lean English » English

thin incline skinny emaciated gaunt tilt slant slender slim meager slope bend meagre support stoop skimpy list tip sustain weak scrawny rest spare recline lank bend down tend prop poor lean on lean against bony sparse scanty leaning inclination bow bend over withered wither stand scraggy run rest against rawboned lanky heel feeble duck dry out

Topics lean topics

What do people use lean to talk about?
Physical actions Posture

Lean
States Quality Shape Horizontal

Leaning, sloping
States Big Thick

Thin person

  • What words describe someone who is thin and strong?
    lean wiry
Language and thought Think

Opinion
Language and thought Think

Tendency
Work and occupation Agriculture Harvest

Crop failure
Physical actions Posture Straight posture

Relaxed posture
Physical actions Posture

Bend down
Grammar Connected with, related

Dependency relations

Conjugation lean conjugation

How do you conjugate lean?

lean · verb

Examples lean examples

How do I use lean in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Don't lean on my chair.
Don't lean against the wall.
Don't lean against this wall.
You lean on your parents too much. You must be more independent.
I lean toward accepting the proposal.
He has a strong shoulder for you to lean on.
He is tall and lean.
She ate only lean meat.
Don't lean on your friends for help.
Tom only eats lean meats and vegetables.
It is dangerous to lean out.
Don't lean on my desk.

Movie subtitles

Although I told him to live a long and lean life, that Magistrate makes me anxious.
Uh, you know, uh, two-piece, halter, mesh dress might work well for you very lean ladies, but, yeah, not for this festival of back fat going on.
He was a lean, brown old man with hair as white as mine.
Lean to port, man.
And maybe a lean stomach will teach you better!
As for the stewards, if they don't do what they're told. they've got a nice cozy brick wall to lean up against.
Grip tightly with your legs. Lean forward and go with him.
Yes, those were the lean days. when I fought both bulls and hunger at the same time.
And you, Jeff, you lean backwards.
Lean against me. On my shoulder.
Want something to lean on?
And their gesture sad, investing lank, lean cheeks and war-worn coats, presenteth them unto the gazing moon so many horrid ghosts.
Well.bawd I'll turn, and something lean to cutpurse of quick hand.
With you, a lean, strong body is the measure of a man. and you always get hurt.
It was directed by David Lean.
He was leaning against the deer. A man has the right to lean wherever he wants.
I'll use the lean-to.
And the stewards would got a nice cosy brick wall to lean against.
Lean forward and go with him.
Take care. Lean away from him as far as you can. No, don't shoot.
Yes, Mommy? When you go away tomorrow at the very last moment you understand, after you've said goodbye to me and to everybody else just as Lanning puts you into the carriage lean down and give your last kiss to Aunt Charlotte, will you?
You give him one too many, and he tilts forward at you. And you, Jeff, you lean backwards.
Just lean on my arm. That's it.
Our poor pack animals were suffering due to thin air and lean willows for food.
With you, a lean, strong body is the measure of a man and you always get hurt.
It attempts to explain why it leans and why all sensible buildings should lean.
Trust me, lean on me.
Lean away from him as far as you can. No, don't shoot. He can't help himself.
If I could just lean on you a little.
That I'd lean out of the window?
Well, bawd I'll turn, and something lean to cutpurse of quick hand.
In real life, I just lean forward and kiss you like this.
Lean against it.
Lean his head against my cheek.
Look, I swear it, just like all the liars who came to lean on this little balcony.
Lean on me, kid, I'll support you.
Packs two guns, kind of lean.
You want to find out if a guy is wrong, you lean on him.
I figured the worst they'd do was lean on him a little bit.

News and current affairs

He is mostly right: the best thing that monetary authorities could have done, given their other priorities and concerns, is to lean against the real estate bubble, not stop it from inflating.
Europeans lean toward dialogue and incentives, the US toward isolation and penalties.
Particularly in an age of lean governments and public austerity, success in meeting such targets should become a key performance indicator.
Jews, in both Europe and the US, traditionally tended to lean towards the left.
I lean slightly toward the optimistic scenario, but investors and policymakers alike need to understand the ramifications of a return to more normal volatility levels.
The world remains in a very delicate transitional phase, and it is not clear yet in which direction the G-20 will lean.
In 2007, there are some signs that Goldman Sachs feels obliged to lean against the wind in order to stabilize markets.
The US would certainly like Pakistan to eliminate the leadership of the Taliban, both Afghan and Pakistani, but will not lean too heavily on Pakistan's rulers to accomplish this goal.
Joseph prophesied that there would come seven years of plenty, with abundant harvests from an overflowing Nile, followed by seven lean years, with famine resulting from drought.
As a result, a new, lean leadership team had to be mobilized.
Nonetheless, Khamenei's invocation of the law echoes the demands of many conservative-pragmatists who lean toward Mousavi, who is not in a position to challenge Khamenei's authority directly.
In these circumstances, it makes sense for China to lean more on monetary policy than on fiscal expansion.
Senator David Vitter of Louisiana is the most prominent Republican member of Congress in favor of limiting the size and power of the biggest banks, but there are others who lean in a similar direction.
If voters continue to lean toward Lewites and Montealegre, the two candidates could elect more deputies to the National Assembly than the Sandinistas and the PLC combined.
Though we may not lean too heavily on our health infrastructure typically, its importance becomes all too apparent when disease and death come knocking at our door.
If it does occur, Syria will push Lebanon into a peace treaty with Israel and lean on Hezbollah heavily to adjust to the new realities.
For a constructive partnership, both sides will have to lean over backward.
Meanwhile, the emerging powers continue to lean toward bilateralism and are aligning themselves with other countries.
Adrian Nastase, the PDSR's executive president and its candidate for prime minister, seems to lean toward reform.
Obama should seize the initiative and make the meeting in Copenhagen next year not about bloated subsidies for inefficient technologies, but about lean investments in future breakthroughs.
European prosecutors tend to lean to the left, whereas their Latin American and Japanese counterparts tend to be conservative and pro-establishment.

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