LEAN


Meaning of LEAN in English

I . v. n.

1.

Incline ( from a perpendicular ), slope.

2.

Recline, bear, rest, repose.

3.

Tend, have a tendency.

4.

Repose, rely, depend, confide, trust.

II . v. a.

Rest, incline for support, lay.

III . a.

1.

Thin, poor, gaunt, emaciated, meagre, lank, skinny, fallen away.

2.

Barren, jejune, meagre, tame, prosy, dull.

3.

Scanty, slender, pitiful, inadequate, not full or abundant, not plentiful, not ample, not enough.

4.

Free from fat, destitute of fat.

5.

Barren, bare, unfertile, unproductive.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.