LEAN
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Lean (l&ē;n), v. t. [Icel. leyna; akin to G. l&ä;ugnen to deny, AS. l&ymacr_;gnian, also E. lie to speak falsely.] To conceal. [Obs.] Ray.
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Lean (l&ē;n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaned (l&ē;nd), sometimes Leant (lĕnt); p. pr. & vb. n. Leaning.] [OE. lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin&ō;n, D. leunen, OHG. hlin&ē;n, lin&ē;n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare, Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. √40. Cf. Declivity, Climax, Incline, Ladder.] 1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column. “He leant forward.” Dickens.
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2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc.
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They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
Spenser.
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3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against.
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He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
Tennyson.
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Lean, v. t. [From Lean, v. i.; AS. hl&aē_;nan, v. t., fr. hleonian, hlinian, v. i.] To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. Mrs. Browning.
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His fainting limbs against an oak he leant.
Dryden.
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Lean (l&ē;n), a. [Compar. Leaner (l&ē;n"&etilde_;r); superl. Leanest.] [OE. lene, AS. hl&aē_;ne; prob. akin to E. lean to incline. See Lean, v. i. ] 1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
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2. Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages. “No lean wardrobe.” Shak.
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Their lean and flashy songs.
Milton.
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What the land is, whether it be fat or lean.
Num. xiii. 20.
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Out of my lean and low ability
I'll lend you something.
Shak.
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3. (Typog.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
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Syn. -- slender; spare; thin; meager; lank; skinny; gaunt.
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Lean (?), n. 1. That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.
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The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy.
Goldsmith.
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2. (Typog.) Unremunerative copy or work.
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