noun unremunerative copy or work.
2. lean ·vt to conceal.
3. lean ·noun that part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.
4. lean ·vi to cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
5. lean ·vi to incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct;
with to, toward, ·etc.
6. lean ·vi to rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like;
with on, upon, or against.
7. lean ·vi wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
8. lean ·vi of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages;
opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
9. lean ·vi to incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column.
10. lean ·vi wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean;
used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.