lean
/lin/
adjectivenounverb
4 letters1 syllable4 points in Scrabble®6 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
ADJECTIVE
1
Lacking excess flesh.
“Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look”
2
Containing little excess.
“a lean budget”
3
OTHERNot profitable or prosperous.
“a lean year”
1
NOUNLacking in mineral content or combustible material.
“lean ore”
“lean fuel”
1
VERBThe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.
1
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.
2
Cause to lean to the side.
3
To incline or bend from a vertical position.
“She leaned over the banister”
4
Cause to lean or incline.
“He leaned his rifle against the wall”
5
Rely on for support.
“We can lean on this man”
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®4 points
Words With Friends®6 points
Double word8 points
Triple word12 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineanlay
Starts & ends withL … N
Syllableslean
SYNONYMS & RELATED73
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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