English Dictionary

1. [n] 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"
2. [adj] lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
3. [adj] not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
4. [adj] lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
5. [adj] (metallurgy) low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
6. [adj] containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
7. [v] rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
8. [v] cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
9. [v] to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
10. [v] 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"