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Definition or meaning of the English word Lean
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to; toward; etc. (v. i.). To incline; deviate; or bend; from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as; she leaned out at the window; a leaning column. (v. i.). Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as; a lean body; a lean cattle. (v. i.). To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. (v. i.). Wanting fullness; richness; sufficiency; or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as; the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages. (v. i.). To rest or rely; for support; comfort; and the like; -- with on; upon; or against. (v. i.). Unremunerative copy or work. (n.). Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as; lean copy; matter; or type. (v. i.). That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat. (n.). |
