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to tilt to the side, usually to rest against something
tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning(adj)the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
"the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
thin, lean(adj)lacking excess flesh
"you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
lean(adj)lacking in mineral content or combustible material
"lean ore"; "lean fuel"
lean, skimpy(adj)containing little excess
"a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
lean(verb)not profitable or prosperous
"a lean year"
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle(verb)to incline or bend from a vertical position
"She leaned over the banister"
lean(verb)cause to lean or incline
"He leaned his rifle against the wall"
tend, be given, lean, incline, run(verb)have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
lean(verb)rely on for support
"We can lean on this man"
list, lean(verb)cause to lean to the side
"Erosion listed the old tree"
having a noticeably small amount of body fatall of the marathoners are extremely lean
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizonthe wall has enough of a lean that we can't set a bookcase against it
to set or cause to be at an anglejust lean the ladder against the tree and climb up it
to show a liking or proneness (for something)the family's diet leans toward greasy food
to place reliance or trustyou can always lean on me if you need help
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