lacking excess flesh; you cant be too rich or too thin; Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look-Shakespeare

[ Syn: thin ]

lacking in mineral content or combustible material; lean ore; lean fuel'

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

[ Syn: tilt , list , inclination , leaning ]

containing little excess; a lean budget; a skimpy allowance

[ Syn: skimpy ]

not profitable or prosperous; a lean year'

to incline or bend from a vertical position; She leaned over the banister

[ Syn: tilt , tip , slant , angle ]

cause to lean or incline; He leaned his rifle against the wall'

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

[ Syn: tend , be given , incline , run ]

rely on for support; We can lean on this man'

cause to lean to the side; Erosion listed the old tree

[ Syn: list ]