Meaning of 'lean'

adjective

lacking excess flesh

Synonyms: thin

adjective

not profitable or prosperous

Example: "a lean year"

adjective

lacking in mineral content or combustible material

Example: "lean ore"

adjective

containing little excess

Example: "a lean budget"

Synonyms: skimpy

noun

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Synonyms: inclination

verb

rely on for support

Example: "We can lean on this man"

verb

cause to incline or deviate from vertical

Example: "They leaned their rifle against the wall."

verb

to incline or bend from a vertical position

Example: "The child leaned over the banister to yell at their sibling down below."

Synonyms: tilt

verb

cause to lean to the side

Synonyms: list

verb

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something

Synonyms: run