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Lean

(v. t.) To conceal.


Lean - Other Definitions

  • (v. t.) To conceal.

  • (v. i.) 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.

  • (v. i.) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc.

  • (v. i.) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against.

  • (v. i.) To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.

  • (v. i.) Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.

  • (v. i.) 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.

  • (v. i.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.

  • (n.) That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.

  • (n.) Unremunerative copy or work.

Lean - 43 Partial Matches Found (Page 1 of 1)

Achillean Cerulean Clean Clean-cut Clean-limbed
Clean-timbered Cleaned Cleaner Cleaning Cleanlily
Cleanliness Cleanly Cleanness Cleansable Cleanse
Cleansed Cleanser Cleansing Creolean Epistolean
Galilean Glean Gleaned Gleaner Gleaning
Herculean Lean-faced Lean-to Lean-witted Leaned
Leaning Leanly Leanness Leant Leany
Mausolean Oleander Oleandrine Orleans Unclean
Uncleansable Uplean Zoilean
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