lean


Meanings

  • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
  • to incline or bend from a vertical position;
    • "She leaned over the banister"
  • cause to lean or incline;
    • "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
  • rely on for support;
    • "We can lean on this man"
  • cause to lean to the side;
  • lacking excess flesh; -Shakespeare
    • "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"
  • lacking in mineral content or combustible material;
    • "lean ore"
    • "lean fuel"
  • containing little excess;
    • "a lean budget"
  • not profitable or prosperous;
    • "a lean year"
  • LEAN adj LEANER, LEANEST having little fat LEANLY adv
  • LEAN v LEANED or LEANT, LEANING, LEANS to deviate from a vertical position


Scrabble Score: 4

lean is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

lean is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

lean is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

lean is a valid Words With Friends word