• 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"
• rely on for support; "We can Lean on this man"
• cause to Lean or incline; "He Leaned his rifle against the wall"
• to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She Leaned over the banister"
• cause to Lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
• 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"
• lacking excess flesh; "you can''t be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a Lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
• not profitable or prosperous; "a Lean year"
• lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "Lean ore"; "Lean fuel"
• low in mineral content; "a Lean ore"
• containing little excess; "a Lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

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