1. lean - noun
· the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
Synonym(s): tilt, list, inclination, leaning
Hypernym(s): position, spatial_relation
2. lean - verb
· to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
Synonym(s): tilt, tip, slant, angle
3. lean - verb
· cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
4. lean - verb
· have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
Synonym(s): tend, be_given, incline, run
Hypernym(s): be
5. lean - verb
· rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
Hypernym(s): trust
6. lean - verb
· cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
Synonym(s): list
Hypernym(s): move
7. lean - adjective
· lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
Synonym(s): thin
8. lean - adjective
· lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
Antonym(s): rich
9. lean - adjective
· containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
Synonym(s): skimpy
10. lean - adjective
· not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
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