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Meaning
Verb
●
To
incline
,
deviate
, or
bend
, from a
vertical
position
; to be in a
position
thus
inclining
or deviating.
●
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.
Noun
●
An
inclination
away
from the vertical.
●
Meat with no
fat
on it.
●
In Biology:
An
organism
that is
lean in
stature.
●
In American English, Automotive, Beverages & Recreational drugs:
A
recreational drug
based on codeine-laced
promethazine
cough syrup
, especially
popular
in the
hip hop
community
in the
southeastern
United States.
Adj
●
Slim; not fleshy.
●
Having little fat.
●
Having little
extra
or little
to spare
;
scanty
; meagre.
●
Having a low
proportion
or
concentration
of a
desired
substance
or ingredient.
●
In Printing:
Of a
character
which
prevents
the
compositor
from
earning
the
usual
wages
;
opposed
to fat.
●
In Business:
Efficient, economic,
frugal
,
agile
, slimmed-down;
pertaining
to the
modern
industrial
principles
of "lean manufacturing".
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
lean
English
lene
Middle English (1100-1500)
hlæne
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
lenen
Middle English (1100-1500)
hleonian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Derich
Disenrich
Tilt
Sizzurp
Syrup
Lithe
Svelte
Willowy
Slender
Insufficient
Scarce
Sparse
Inadequate
Deficient
Dilute
Poor
Purple Drank
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Antonyms
Enrich
Rich
Related
Bend
Tilt
Agile
Push
Move
Kaizen
Flex
Gravitate
Steer
Tuck
Veer
Jump
Turn
Pull
Jit
Roll
Rely
Skinny
Tqm
Thin
Slender
Focus
Muscular
Nudge
Hang
Weigh
Sit
Slim
Drift
Concentrate
Slide
Step
Kanban
Walk
Swing
Scm
Shift
Incline
Work
Flexible
Swerve
Look
Trim
Svelte
Waddle
Stand
Scrum
Drive
Curl
Six Sigma
Total Quality Management
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Rhymes
Gene
Keen
Dean
Peen
Mien
Mean
Seen
Teen
Zine
Been
Ween
Dene
Lean
Bean
Wean
Jean
Jean
Yeen
Green
Scene
Skeen
Bleen
Tween
Clean
Rhyne
Glean
Queen
Preen
Irene
Sheen
Spean
Sheen
Stean
Demean
Beseen
Marine
'Tween
Spleen
Ravine
Unseen
Tajine
Bemean
Careen
Dudeen
Eugene
Sphene
Screen
Serene
Poteen
Scalene
Quinine
Shebeen
Emesene
Canteen
Demesne
Stettin
Cuisine
Obscene
Terrene
Apamene
Sardine
Engreen
Umpteen
Unclean
Machine
Fifteen
Joaquin
Sixteen
Thirteen
Fourteen
Magazine
Gasoline
Crudzine
Nineteen
Pristine
Eighteen
Submarine
Intervene
Palmyrene
Seventeen
Spodumene
Damascene
Christine
Letterzine
Smithereen
Antiochene
Aquamarine
Ultramarine
Indoleamine
Chocolatine
Internecine
Red Bean
Enigma Machine
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