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

Not profitable or prosperous.

“a lean year”

OTHER
1

Lacking in mineral content or combustible material.

“lean ore”

“lean fuel”

NOUN
1

The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.

VERB
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”

WORD FORMS
Related formleanness
Related formleaner
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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