lean
1. lean \'le-n\ \'le-nd, chiefly Brit 'lent\ \'le--nin\ vb or leaned; or
lean.ing [ME lenen, fr. OE hleonian; akin to OHG hline-n to lean, G]k
klinein, L clinare 1a: to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical
position 1b: to cast one's weight to one side for support 2: to rely upon
for support or inspiration 3: to incline in opinion, taste, or desire :
to cause to lean : INCLINE
2. lean n : the act or an instance of leaning : INCLINATION
3. lean \'le-n-n*s\ aj [ME lene, fr. OE hlne] 1a: lacking or deficient
in flesh 1b: containing little or no fat 2: lacking richness,
sufficiency, or productiveness 3: deficient in an essential or important
quality or ingredient : as of ore 3a: containing little valuable mineral
3b: low in combustible component - used esp. of fuel mixtures 4:
characterized by economy of style or expressionMSCRAWNY, SKINNY: LEAN
stresses lack of fat and of curving contours; SPARE suggests leanness from
abstemious living or constant exercise; LANK implies tallness as well as
leanness; LANKY suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as
thinness; GAUNT implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or
suffering; RAWBONED suggests a large ungainly build without implying
undernourishment; SCRAWNY and SKINNY imply an extreme leanness that
suggests deficient strength and vitality - lean.ly av SYN syn SPARE, LANK,
LANKY, GAUNT, RAWBONED, (
4. lean vt : to make lean
5. lean n : the part of meat that consists principally of fat-free muscle