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