LEAN


Meaning of LEAN in English

I.

verb

ADVERB

▪ heavily

▪ lightly

▪ slightly

▪ casually , comfortably , lazily , nonchalantly

Kate ~ed comfortably against the wall.

▪ eagerly

▪ confidentially , conspiratorially

▪ weakly , wearily

▪ precariously

▪ close , near

He ~ed closer, lowering his voice.

▪ across , down , forward , out , over

She ~ed forward eagerly to listen to him.

▪ away , back , backwards/backward

He ~ed back in his chair.

▪ sideways

PREPOSITION

▪ across

She was ~ing confidentially across the table.

▪ against

She ~ed her head against his shoulder.

▪ from

Women and children ~ed from the windows of the surrounding tenements.

▪ into

He ~ed into the open doorway.

▪ on

The old man was ~ing heavily on a stick.

▪ out of

She ~ed precariously out of the window.

▪ over

She ~ed casually over the railings.

▪ through

The taxi driver ~ed through his window.

▪ to

She ~ed to one side.

▪ towards/toward

He ~ed towards/toward her.

PHRASAL VERB

lean on sb/sth

ADVERB

▪ heavily

Britain ~s heavily on Europe for trade.

Lean is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ back , ↑ chin , ↑ elbow , ↑ head

II.

adj.

Lean is used with these nouns: ↑ bacon , ↑ beef , ↑ body , ↑ build , ↑ cut , ↑ face , ↑ figure , ↑ finger , ↑ frame , ↑ ham , ↑ hip , ↑ meat , ↑ muscle , ↑ period , ↑ physique , ↑ spell , ↑ steak , ↑ turkey , ↑ year

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