lean
leen
- n the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- v to incline or bend from a vertical position
She leaned over the banister - v cause to lean or incline
He leaned his rifle against the wall - v have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- v rely on for support
We can lean on this man - v cause to lean to the side
- a lacking excess flesh
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare - a lacking in mineral content or combustible material
lean ore
lean fuel - s containing little excess
a lean budget - s not profitable or prosperous
a lean year
- Along with that, have lean forms of protein fish, nuts, lean, lean meats but you don't have to eat them every day of the week.
- THE LEAN YEARS The tower began leaning almost from the beginning, in 1173.
- Yet, since most Englishmen eat plenty of lean meat and fish, he found it "difficult to understand how there could be a nicotinic acid deficiency.