Definitions for LEAN
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaningadjective

   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"

2. thin, leanadjective

   lacking excess flesh

   "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

3. leanadjective

   lacking in mineral content or combustible material

   "lean ore"; "lean fuel"

4. lean, skimpyadjective

   containing little excess

   "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

5. leanverb

   not profitable or prosperous

   "a lean year"

6. lean, tilt, tip, slant, angleverb

   to incline or bend from a vertical position

   "She leaned over the banister"

7. leanverb

   cause to lean or incline

   "He leaned his rifle against the wall"

8. tend, be given, lean, incline, runverb

   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"

9. leanverb

   rely on for support

   "We can lean on this man"

10. list, leanverb

    cause to lean to the side

    "Erosion listed the old tree"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Leanadjective

   Etymology: hlæne , Saxon.

   1. Not fat; meagre; wanting flesh; bare-boned.

   You tempt the fury of my three attendants,
   Lean famine, quartering steel, and climbing fire. William Shakespeare.

   Lean raw-bon’d rascals! who would e’er suppose,
   They had such courage and audacity! William Shakespeare.

   Lean look’d prophets whisper fearful change. William Shakespeare.

   I would invent as bitter searching terms,
   With full as many signs of deadly hate,
   As lean-fac’d envy in her loathsome cave. William Shakespeare.

   Seven other kine came up out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.

   Let a physician beware how he purge after hard frosty weather, and in a lean body, without preparation. Francis Bacon.

   And fetch their precepts from the cynic tub,
   Praising the lean, and sallow, abstinence. John Milton.

   Swear that Adrastus, and the lean-look’d prophet,
   Are joint conspirators. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   Lean people often suffer for want of fat, as fat people may by obstruction of the vessels. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   No laughing graces wanton in my eyes;
   But hagger’d grief, lean looking sallow care,
   Dwell on my brow. Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.

   2. Not unctuous; thin; hungry.

   There are two chief kinds of terrestrial liquors, those that are fat and light, and those that are lean and more earthy, like common water. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   3. Low; poor; in opposition to great or rich.

   That which combin’d us was most great, and let not
   A leaner action rend us. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

2. Leannoun

   That part of flesh which consists of the muscle without the fat.

   With razors keen we cut our passage clean
   Through rills of fat, and deluges of lean. George Farquhar.

3. To Leanv.n. peter. leaned or leant.

   Etymology: hlinan , Saxon; lenen, Dutch.

   1. To incline against; to rest against.

   Lean thine aged back against mine arm,
   And in that case I’ll tell thee my disease. William Shakespeare.

   Security is expressed among the medals of Gordianus, by a lady leaning against a pillar, a scepter in her hand, before an altar. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   The columns may be allowed somewhat above their ordinary length, because they lean unto so good supporters. Henry Wotton.

   Upon his iv’ry sceptre first he leant,
   Then shook his head, that shook the firmament. Dryden.

   Oppress’d with anguish, panting and o’erspent,
   His fainting limbs against an oak he leant. John Dryden, Æn.

   If he be angry, all our other dependencies will profit us nothing; every other support will fail under us when we come to lean upon it, and deceive us in the day when we want it most. John Rogers, Sermons.

   Then leaning o’er the rails he musing stood. John Gay.

   Mid the central depth of black’ning woods,
   High rais’d in solemn theatre around
   Leans the huge elephant. James Thomson, Summer.

   2. To propend; to tend towards.

   They delight rather to lean to their old customs, though they be more unjust, and more inconvenient. Edmund Spenser.

   Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Prov. iii. 5.

   A desire leaning to either side, biasses the judgment strangely. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   3. To be in a bending posture.

   She leans me out at her mistress’s chamber window, bids me a thousand times good night. William Shakespeare.

   Wearied with length of ways, and worn with toil,
   She laid her down; and leaning on her knees,
   Invok’d the cause of all her miseries. Dryden.

   The gods came downward to behold the wars,
   Sharp’ning their sights, and leaning from their stars. Dryd.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lean

   Lean generally refers to something thin, efficient, or with minimal waste. It is often used in the context of business and manufacturing to describe an approach focused on minimizing waste while maximizing productivity and value for the customer. Overall, lean denotes practices that streamline processes, reduce excess (time, effort, materials, etc.), and ensure effectiveness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Leanverb

   to conceal

2. Leanverb

   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. Leanverb

   to incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc

4. Leanverb

   to rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against

5. Leanverb

   to cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest

6. Leanverb

   wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle

7. Leanverb

   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. Leanverb

   of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type

9. Leannoun

   that part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat

10. Leannoun

    unremunerative copy or work

11. Etymology: [OE. lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlinn, D. leunen, OHG. hlinn, linn, G. lehnen, L. inclinare, Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. 40. Cf. Declivity, Climax, Incline, Ladder.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lean

   lēn, v.i. to incline or bend: to turn from a straight line: to rest against: to incline towards:—pr.p. lean′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. leaned or leant (lent).—n. Lean′-to, a shed or penthouse whose supports lean upon another building or wall. [A.S. hlinian, and causal form hlǽnan; Dut. leunen.]

2. Lean

   lēn, adj. thin, wanting flesh: not fat: unprofitable, taking extra time—a printer's phrase.—n. flesh without fat.—adj. Lean′-faced, having a thin face: (print.) slender and narrow, as letters.—adv. Lean′ly.—n. Lean′ness.—adj. Lean′-wit′ted, of little sense. [A.S. hlǽne; Low Ger. leen; according to Skeat, from hlǽnan, to lean (above).]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lean

   Used in the same sense as clean or sharp; the reverse of full or bluff in the form of a ship.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. leannoun

   Codeine syrup available only with a prescription, see also sipping lean. It is called "lean" because that is what drinking it makes you do. Smoking out, pourin up, keepin' lean up in my cup, all my car got leather 'n wood, in my hood we call it buck. -- Jay-Z featuring Bun B and Pimp C (Big Pimpin')

2. leanverb

   To be intoxicated from sipping lean. Sippin' on syrup cause I love to lean, high as fu** 'cause I'm puffin green, and I got more amphetamines than eckerds, or walgreens -- 3 Six Mafia featuring Lil' Flip (Rainbow Colors)

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1. LEAN

   What does LEAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LEAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LEAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lean is ranked #37899 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lean surname appeared 586 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lean.
   
   65.5% or 384 total occurrences were White.
   15.5% or 91 total occurrences were Asian.
   10.5% or 62 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.8% or 34 total occurrences were Black.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LEAN' in Verbs Frequency: #406

Anagrams for LEAN »

1. lane

2. neal

3. alen

4. nael

5. lena

How to pronounce LEAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LEAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LEAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of LEAN in a Sentence

1. Daniel Ang:

   Considering China's economic slowdown, we lean towards lower prices today.

2. Matthew Kaufler:

   The bias of the ECB is to continue to lean toward a policy of easing; with monetary policy being what it is it will continue to keep equities as the asset class of choice, putting aside geopolitical risk, European markets will continue to strengthen.

3. Oprah Winfrey:

   People talk about' these are such dark times', but what if we shift the paradigm ? Because I see British Vogue differently, i see,' Isn't this remarkable that we're waking up ?' For years, women have endured craziness. This is what's happening to people. They're allowing themselves to not just become corroded, but to become hysterical. You've got to lean to the happiness.

4. John Patrick Lee:

   I don’t think this is a fad, it is a generational shift in how people think about investing their money, a retail trader will not lean on Wall Street to manage their money and I definitely now see an antagonistic relationship between the old guard (Wall Street) and individual traders who are on the rise.

5. Jen Ramsey:

   The Universe is holding you in her arms - lean in

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LEAN
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LEAN
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LEAN
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LEAN
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=LEAN
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html