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lean
lacking excess flesh
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adjective
lacking excess flesh
“you can't be too rich or too thin”
adjective
not profitable or prosperous
“a lean year”
adjective
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
“lean ore”
adjective
containing little excess
“a lean budget”
noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
“the tower had a pronounced tilt”
verb
rely on for support
“We can lean on this man”
verb
cause to lean or incline
“He leaned his rifle against the wall”
verb
to incline or bend from a vertical position
“She leaned over the banister”
verb
cause to lean to the side
“Erosion listed the old tree”
verb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
“She tends to be nervous before her lectures”
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you can't be too rich or too thin
{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look'}
a lean year
lean ore
lean fuel
a lean budget
a skimpy allowance
the tower had a pronounced tilt
the ship developed a list to starboard
he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
We can lean on this man
He leaned his rifle against the wall
She leaned over the banister
Erosion listed the old tree
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence
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