English

Detailed Synonyms for lean in English

lean:

to lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)

  1. to lean
    to lean
    • lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)
  2. to lean
    – rely on for support 1
    to lean
    – rely on for support 1
    • lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)
      • We can lean on this man1
  3. to lean
    – cause to lean or incline 1
    to lean
    – cause to lean or incline 1
    • lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)
      • He leaned his rifle against the wall1
  4. to lean
    – to incline or bend from a vertical position 1
    to lean; to tip; to angle; to slant; to tilt
    – to incline or bend from a vertical position 1
    • lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)
      • She leaned over the banister1
    • tip verb (tips, tipped, tipping)
    • angle verb (angles, angled, angling)
    • slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)
    • tilt verb (tilts, tilted, tilting)
  5. to lean
    – cause to lean to the side 1
    to lean; to list
    – cause to lean to the side 1
    • lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)
    • list verb (lists, listed, listing)
      • Erosion listed the old tree1
  6. to lean
    – have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined 1
    to tend; to run; to lean; to incline; be given
    – have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined 1
    • tend verb (tends, tended, tending)
      • She tends to be nervous before her lectures1
    • run verb (runs, ran, running)
      • These dresses run small1
    • lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)
    • incline verb (inclines, inclined, inclining)
      • He inclined to corpulence1
    • be given verb

Conjugations for lean:

present
  1. lean
  2. lean
  3. leans
  4. lean
  5. lean
  6. lean
simple past
  1. leant
  2. leant
  3. leant
  4. leant
  5. leant
  6. leant
present perfect
  1. have leant
  2. have leant
  3. has leant
  4. have leant
  5. have leant
  6. have leant
past continuous
  1. was leaning
  2. were leaning
  3. was leaning
  4. were leaning
  5. were leaning
  6. were leaning
future
  1. shall lean
  2. will lean
  3. will lean
  4. shall lean
  5. will lean
  6. will lean
continuous present
  1. am leaning
  2. are leaning
  3. is leaning
  4. are leaning
  5. are leaning
  6. are leaning
subjunctive
  1. be leant
  2. be leant
  3. be leant
  4. be leant
  5. be leant
  6. be leant
diverse
  1. lean!
  2. let's lean!
  3. leant
  4. leaning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

lean adj

  1. lean
  2. lean
    – lacking excess flesh 1
    lean; thin
    – lacking excess flesh 1
    • lean adj
      • Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look1
    • thin adj
      • you can't be too rich or too thin1
  3. lean
    – not profitable or prosperous 1
    lean
    – not profitable or prosperous 1
    • lean adj
      • a lean year1
  4. lean
    – lacking in mineral content or combustible material 1
    lean
    – lacking in mineral content or combustible material 1
    • lean adj
      • lean ore1
      • lean fuel1
  5. lean
    – containing little excess 1
    lean; skimpy
    – containing little excess 1
    • lean adj
      • a lean budget1
    • skimpy adj
      • a skimpy allowance1

lean [the ~] noun

  1. the lean
    – the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical 1
    the lean; the list; the inclination; the leaning; the tilt
    – the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical 1
    • lean [the ~] noun
    • list [the ~] noun
      • the ship developed a list to starboard1
    • inclination [the ~] noun
      • he walked with a heavy inclination to the right1
    • leaning [the ~] noun
    • tilt [the ~] noun
      • the tower had a pronounced tilt1

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Related Definitions for "lean":

  1. lacking excess flesh1
    • Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look1
  2. not profitable or prosperous1
    • a lean year1
  3. lacking in mineral content or combustible material1
    • lean ore1
    • lean fuel1
  4. containing little excess1
    • a lean budget1
  5. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical1
  6. rely on for support1
    • We can lean on this man1
  7. cause to lean or incline1
    • He leaned his rifle against the wall1
  8. to incline or bend from a vertical position1
    • She leaned over the banister1
  9. cause to lean to the side1
  10. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined1

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