lean
IPA: ɫˈin
noun
- (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
- (uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.
- (countable, biology) An organism that is lean in stature.
- (slang, US) A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, especially popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
- A surname.
verb
- To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- (copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
- Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
- To hang outwards.
- To press against.
- To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
- To conceal.
adjective
- (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
- (of meat) Having little fat.
- Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
- Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
- (printing, archaic) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
- (business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
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Examples of "lean" in Sentences
- She leaned on his shoulder.
- Passengers lean over the rails.
- He leans back in the car, looking petulant.
- The doubt is lean in the value of this article.
- He was known for his saintly leanings to Sufism.
- The first function is the reduction of body lean.
- He leaned into the microphone and tried to lighten the mood.
- The rest is probably a result of the leanings of the editors.
- He was leaning to the wall and showing an attitude of listlessness.
- The rider can grab the side of the board while crouching and lean uphill.
- The Japanese were developing an entirely new way of making things, which we call lean production.
- I use the word lean to get runners to engage the assistance of gravity by falling forward with the full length of their body.
- Like cave dwellers huddled around a fire, the nighthawks of the title lean into the counter of a late-night diner for safety.
- So, it's indicating that while that still is in what we call the lean Republican category, the margins much narrower this year than they were back in 2004.
- But because Michigan is now seven points ahead for Barack Obama in these latest polls, we are going to change that on our electoral map to what we call lean Democratic.
- With funding from the state and federal government, and from fees charged to clients, it advises Carolina furniture manufacturers, pharmaceutical and medical firms, and other companies how to achieve what it calls lean manufacturing.
- At the train depot in Tutwiler, Miss., in 1903, the "Father of the Blues," W.C. Handy, came to the music when he encountered what he described as a lean, loose-jointed, guitar plucker, an old man with a silvery, crying voice singing "going where the Southern cross de dog" while running a knife blade over strings as he repeated the line three times.