Thesaurus: lean

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1. v. t. To conceal.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. i. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc.
4. v. i. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against.
5. v. i. To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
6. v. i. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
7. v. i. 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.
8. v. i. Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
9. n. That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.
10. n. Unremunerative copy or work.
11. adj. lacking excess flesh
12. adj. lacking in mineral content or combustible material