English dictionary
lean
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- lacking excess flesh
adjective
- not profitable or prosperous
adjective
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material
adjective
- containing little excess
noun
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
verb
- rely on for support
verb
- cause to lean or incline
verb
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
verb
- cause to lean to the side
verb
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Example sentences
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