lean
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
lean against
— Verb
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~ rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
lean
— Verb
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~ cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
lean back
— Verb
– English
~ move the upper body backwards and down
lean
— Verb
– English
~ to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
lean
— Verb
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~ 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"
lean
— Verb
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~ cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
lean
— Verb
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~ rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
lean
— Adjective
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~ containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
lean
— Adjective
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~ lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
lean
— Adjective
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~ lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
lean
— Adjective
– English
~ not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"