lean

(lēn)

v., leaned, lean·ing, leans.

v.intr.

1. To bend or slant away from the vertical.
2. To incline the weight of the body so as to be supported: leaning against the railing. See synonyms at slant.
3. To rely for assistance or support: Lean on me for help.
4. To have a tendency or preference: a government that leans toward fascism.
5. Informal. To exert pressure: The boss is leaning on us to meet the deadline.

v.tr.

1. To set or place so as to be resting or supported.
2. To cause to incline.

n.
A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.

[Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian.]

lean² (lēn)
adj., lean·er, lean·est.

1. Not fleshy or fat; thin.
2. Containing little or no fat.
3. 1. Not productive or prosperous; meager: lean years.
   2. Containing little excess or waste; spare: a lean budget.
   3. Thrifty in management; economical: "Company leaders know their industries must be lean to survive" (Christian Science Monitor).
4. Metallurgy. Low in mineral contents: lean ore.
   1. Chemistry. Lacking in combustible material: lean fuel.

n.
Meat with little or no fat.

[Middle English lene, from Old English hlǣne.]

leanly lean'ly adv.
leanness lean'ness n.

SYNONYMS   lean, spare, skinny, scrawny, lank, lanky, rawboned, gaunt. These adjectives mean lacking excess flesh. Lean emphasizes absence of fat: fattened the lean cattle for market. Spare sometimes suggests trimness and good muscle tone: "an old man, very tall and spare, with an ascetic aspect" (William H. Mallock). Skinny and scrawny imply unattractive thinness, as with undernourishment: The child has skinny legs with prominent knees. "He [had] a long, scrawny neck that rose out of a very low collar" (Winston Churchill). Lank describes one who is thin and tall, and lanky one who is thin, tall, and ungraceful: "He was . . . exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders" (Washington Irving). The boy had developed into a lanky adolescent. Rawboned suggests a thin, bony, gangling build: a rawboned cowhand. Gaunt implies boniness and a haggard appearance; it may suggest illness or hardship: a white-haired pioneer, her face gaunt from overwork.

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verb

1. To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: cant¹, heel², incline, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See straight/bent.
2. To have a tendency or inclination: incline, slant, squint, tend¹, trend. See likely/unlikely.

noun

Deviation from a particular direction: cant¹, grade, gradient, heel², inclination, incline, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See rise/fall, straight/bent.

lean²

adjective

1. Having little flesh or fat on the body: angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy. Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail. See fat/thin.
2. Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen: brief, compendious, concise, laconic, short, succinct, summary, terse. See big/small/amount, style/good style/bad style, words.
3. Characterized by an economy of artistic expression: spare, tight. See style/good style/bad style.

adj

Definition: bare, thin
Antonyms: chubby, fat, plump

v

Definition: be disposed
Antonyms: be disinclined, dislike, not like

v

Definition: bend, angle toward
Antonyms: straighten

v

Definition: count, depend on
Antonyms: disregard, forget

IN BRIEF: v. - Rely on for support; To incline or bend from a vertical position.

If you have time to lean, you have time to clean. — Ray Kroc

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An illusion in which the pilot perceives the aircraft to be tilted, leading him or her to lean the aircraft in the opposite direction to balance it. The pilot is unable to perceive changes along the lateral axis of the aircraft. If an aircraft is banked to any one side at a rate lower than 2°/s and the pilot does not refer to the instruments (and other outside visual clues are absent), he or she may not perceive this change and may believe that the aircraft is still flying with the wings level. If the wings are then leveled, the pilot will feel that the aircraft is banked in the reverse direction and may tend to bank (lean) it to the original side.

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For a list of words related to lean, see:

• Small, short, or thin

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Common misspelling(s) of lean

• leanr

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - hælde, stå skævt, stå skråt, læne sig, støtte sig
v. tr. - stille
n. - hældning

idioms:

• lean on    støtte sig til, lægge pres på
• lean toward    hælde til, tendere imod
• lean towards    hælde til, tendere imod
• lean upon    støtte sig til

2.
adj. - mager
n. - magert kød

Nederlands (Dutch)
mager, karig, spichtig, vetarm, schraal, mager vlees

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - appuyer, pencher, s'adosser
v. tr. - pencher, s'appuyer (contre), s'adosser
n. - inclinaison

idioms:

• lean on    s'appuyer sur, s'accouder à, (fig) compter sur, (fig) faire pression sur
• lean to    incliner pour, pencher vers
• lean toward    pencher vers, incliner pour
• lean towards    pencher vers, incliner pour
• lean upon    s'appuyer sur, s'accouder à, (fig) compter sur, (fig) faire pression sur

2.
adj. - mince, maigre, (fig) difficile
n. - viande maigre

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - (sich) lehnen, (sich) beugen
n. - Neigung

idioms:

• lean on    sich auf etwas lehnen
• lean to    zu etw. neigen
• lean toward    zu etwas neigen
• lean towards    zu etwas neigen
• lean upon    sich auf etwas lehnen

2.
adj. - mager, hager
n. - mageres Fleisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γέρνω, κλίνω, ακουμπώ, στηρίζομαι
adj. - ισχνός, λιπόσαρκος, λεπτός, (επί κρέατος) άπαχο(ς), (επί μίγματος καύσης) φτωχό(ς)
n. - (μαγειρ.) άπαχο ή ψαχνό κρέας, κλίση, γέρσιμο

idioms:

• lean on    στηρίζομαι σε, πιέζω, (παρα)ζορίζω
• lean toward    ρέπω/τείνω προς
• lean towards    ρέπω/τείνω προς
• lean upon    στηρίζομαι σε, πιέζω, (παρα)ζορίζω

Italiano (Italian)
magro

idioms:

• lean toward(s)    tendere a
• lean upon/on    dipendere da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apoiar-se, encostar-se
adj. - magro, escasso
n. - inclinação (f)

idioms:

• lean toward(s)    tender a
• lean upon/on    depender de, contar com

Русский (Russian)
наклоняться, опираться, склоняться к чему-л., налегать, наклон, невыгодная работа, постное мясо, светлый шрифт, худой, постный, непромышленный

idioms:

• lean toward(s)    склоняться к чему-л.
• lean upon/on    наваливаться на что-л.

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - apoyarse, reclinarse, recostarse, inclinarse, ladearse, torcerse
v. tr. - apoyar, recostar, reclinar, descansar
n. - inclinación, disposición, propensión

idioms:

• lean on    reclinarse, recostarse o apoyarse sobre
• lean to    pequeña construcción con un techo que se apoya en el costado de un edificio mayor
• lean toward    inclinarse por, tener tendencia, favorecer una idea u opinión
• lean towards    inclinarse por, tener tendencia, favorecer una idea u opinión
• lean upon    reclinarse, recostarse o apoyarse sobre

2.
adj. - flaco, enjuto, delgado, magro, sin grasa
n. - carne magra

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - luta sig, stödja sig, stå snett, luta, stödja, ställa
adj. - mager, smal, tunn
n. - lutning, magert kött

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 倚靠, 依赖, 倾斜, 使倾斜, 把...靠在, 倾向

idioms:

• lean on    依赖
• lean toward    朝...倾斜, 倾向于...
• lean towards    朝...倾斜, 倾向于...
• lean upon    依靠

2. 无脂肪的, 精瘦的, 贫瘠的, 瘦的, 贫乏的, 瘦肉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 無脂肪的, 精瘦的, 貧瘠的, 瘦的, 貧乏的
n. - 瘦肉

2.
v. intr. - 倚靠, 依賴, 傾斜
v. tr. - 使傾斜, 把...靠在
n. - 傾斜, 傾向

idioms:

• lean on    依賴
• lean toward    朝...傾斜, 傾向於...
• lean towards    朝...傾斜, 傾向於...
• lean upon    依靠

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 의지하다, 기대하다, 치우치다, 기대다, 의존하다
v. tr. - 기울이다, 기대어 놓다
n. - 기울기 , 경사, 경향

idioms:

• lean on    의지하다, 압력을 가하다
• lean toward    의견에 찬성하다
• lean towards    의견에 찬성하다
• lean upon    의지하다

2.
adj. - 여윈, 뾰족한, 빈약한, 간결한
n. - 살코기, 가느다란 부분

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 傾き, 傾斜, 傾向, 脂肪のない肉
v. - 傾く, 上体を曲げる, 頼る, 寄り掛かる, …がもたれる
adj. - やせた, 脂肪のない, 乏しい

idioms:

• lean toward(s)    傾く
• lean upon/on    おどす, 打ちのめす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يميل الى, انحنى (صفه) نحيف, بلا سمنه, نحيل, بلا شحم, هزيل (الاسم) لحم هبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נטה, התכופף, נשען, נתמך ע"י‬
v. tr. - ‮השעין, נטה, תמך ב-‬
n. - ‮נטייה, סטייה מהאנכי‬
adj. - ‮רזה, כחוש, דל, מכילה שיעור גבוה של אוויר (תערובת דלק מתאדה)‬
n. - ‮בשר רזה, נטייה‬

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