Definitions for leaner
Overview of noun leaner
The noun leaner has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. leaner
((horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake)
Overview of adj lean
The adj lean has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) thin, lean
(lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare)
2. lean
(lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel")
3. lean, skimpy
(containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance")
4. lean
(not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year")
