LEAN


Meaning of LEAN in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: slant 1, cant, heel, incline, list, recline, slope, tilt, tip

Related Word: bend, curve; deflect, divert, sheer, turn

2.

Synonyms: tend 1, incline, look

II. noun

Synonyms: slope , grade, gradient, inclination, incline, leaning, slant, tilt

III. adjective

thin because of absence of superfluous flesh

a lean strong horse

Synonyms: angular, bony, gaunt, lank, lanky, meager, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, spare; compare thin 1

Related Word: slender, slight, slim, spare-set, stringy, thin; cadaverous, haggard, pinched, wasted, worn; wizened

Contrasted words: brawny, burly, husky, muscular, sinewy; stalwart, stout, strong, sturdy; corpulent, fat, fatty, flabby, obese, plump, portly, rotund

Antonyms: fleshy

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