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Lean
\\ˈlēn\\ biographical name
Sir David 1908-1991 British film director
lean
I
\\ˈlēn\\ verb
(leaned \\ˈlēnd, chiefly Brit ˈlent\\ ; lean·ing \\ˈlē-niŋ\\)
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; akin to Old High German hlinēn to lean, Greek klinein, Latin clinare
 DATE  before 12th century
intransitive verb
1.
  a. to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position
  b. to cast one's weight to one side for support
2. to rely for support or inspiration
3. to incline in opinion, taste, or desire
    leaning toward a career in chemistry
transitive verb
: to cause to lean : incline
 • • •
- lean on

II
noun
 DATE  1776
: the act or an instance of leaning : inclination

III
adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English lene, from Old English hlǣne
 DATE  before 12th century
1.
  a. lacking or deficient in flesh
  b. containing little or no fat
      lean meat
2. lacking richness, sufficiency, or productiveness
    lean profits
    the lean years
3. deficient in an essential or important quality or ingredient: as
  a. of ore : containing little valuable mineral
  b. low in combustible component — used especially of fuel mixtures
4. characterized by economy (as of style, expression, or operation)
• lean·ly adverb
• lean·ness \\ˈlēn-nəs\\ noun
Synonyms.
  lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours
      a lean racehorse
  spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise
      the gymnast's spare figure
  lank implies tallness as well as leanness
      the lank legs of the heron
  lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness
      a lanky youth, all arms and legs
  gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering
      a prisoner's gaunt face
  rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment
      a rawboned farmer
  scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality
      a scrawny chicken
      skinny street urchins

IV
transitive verb
 DATE  before 12th century
: to make lean

V
noun
 DATE  15th century
: the part of meat that consists principally of lean muscle

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