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Definition of Lean
Pronunciation: lēn | v. t. | 1. | To conceal. | | v. i. | 1. | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column. | | 2. | To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; - with to, toward, etc. | | 3. | To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; - with on, upon, or against. | | v. t. | 1. | To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. | | a. | 1. | Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle. | | 2. | Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; - used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages. | | 3. | (Typog.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; - opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type. | | n. | 1. | That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat. | | 2. | (Typog.) Unremunerative copy or work. |
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