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lean

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Lean is a versatile adjective describing something that is thin, slender, or has a small amount of something. It can also mean to be in a state of financial or physical depletion, requiring careful management or reduction of resources.

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"lean" as noun

1 - (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.

"lean" as verb

1 - To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.

2 - To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.

3 - Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.

"lean" as noun

1 - Meat with no fat on it.

2 - An organism that is lean in stature.

"lean" as verb

1 - To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.

"lean" as adjective

1 - (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.

2 - (of meat) Having little fat.

3 - Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.

"lean" as verb

1 - To conceal.

"lean" as noun

1 - A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.

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Synonyms
1 - slender
2 - trim
3 - thin
4 - svelte
5 - lanky
6 - lithe
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Antonyms
1 - stand
2 - fall
3 - rise
4 - sit
5 - lie
6 - stay
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