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Lean

speaker

Meaning

Verb

To
,
, or
, from a
; to be in a
thus
or deviating.
To
in
or
; to
in
; often with to, toward, etc.
Followed by against, on, or upon: to
or
, for support,
, etc.
To
outwards.
To
against.
To
(a
-air
): to reduce the
into the
so
is more
or oxygen.
To conceal.

Noun

An
from the vertical.
Meat with no
on it.
In Biology:
An
that is
stature.
In American English, Automotive, Beverages & Recreational drugs:
A
based on codeine-laced
, especially
in the
in the
United States.

Adj

Slim; not fleshy.
Having little fat.
Having little
or little
;
; meagre.
Having a low
or
of a
or ingredient.
In Printing:
Of a
which
the
from
the
;
to fat.
In Business:
Efficient, economic,
,
, slimmed-down;
to the
of "lean manufacturing".

Name

A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

lean
English
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lene
Middle English (1100-1500)
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hlæne
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
lenen
Middle English (1100-1500)
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hleonian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

Antonyms

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