1. lean
verb. ['ˈliːn'] to incline or bend from a vertical position.
Synonyms
- tip
- bend
- angle
- lean back
- recline
- tilt
- list
- flex
- incline
- slant
- heel
- weather
- pitch
Antonyms
- big
- large
- wide
- thick
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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How do you pronounce lean?
Pronounce lean as lin.
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Example sentences of the word lean
1. Adjective
If you prefer, you can use lean ground beef instead of turkey.
Quotes containing the word lean
1. I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.
- Brene Brown
2. No art is any good unless you can feel how it's put together. By and large it's the eye, the hand and if it's any good, you feel the body. Most of the best stuff seems to be a complete gesture, the totality of the artist's body; you can really lean on it.
- Frank Stella
3. I want to see you.Know your voice.Recognize you when youfirst come 'round the corner.Sense your scent when I come into a room you've just left.Know the lift of your heel,the glide of your foot.Become familiar with the way you purse your lipsthen let them part, just the slightest bit,when I lean in to your spaceand kiss you.I want to know the joy of how you whisper "more
- Rumi
2. lean-to
noun. rough shelter whose roof has only one slope.
Antonyms
- insecurity
3. lean
adjective. ['ˈliːn'] lacking excess flesh.
Synonyms
- lanky
- shrunken
- slim-waisted
- spindle-shanked
- skeletal
- gangly
- spare
- gangling
- reedy
- weedy
- stringy
- bony
- shrivelled
- slender
- slight
- svelte
- pinched
- reedlike
- skinny
- wisplike
- wispy
- underweight
- wizened
- haggard
- anorectic
- wizen
- slim
- twiglike
- emaciated
- hollow-eyed
- boney
- sunken-eyed
- spindly
- scraggy
- body weight
- trim
- rawboned
- wiry
- deep-eyed
- wasp-waisted
- ectomorphic
- anorexic
- cadaverous
- withered
- gaunt
- scrawny
- slender-waisted
- spindle-legged
- scarecrowish
- lank
- twiggy
- thin
- shriveled
Antonyms
- fat
- mesomorphic
- valuable
- found
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. lean
verb. ['ˈliːn'] cause to lean or incline.
Synonyms
- place
- pose
- lay
- put
- position
Antonyms
- substantial
- boneless
- wet
- awkward
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. lean
verb. ['ˈliːn'] have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.
Synonyms
- be
- run
- be given
- incline
- tend
- take kindly to
- gravitate
Antonyms
- rich
- low
- unconstricted
- generous
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. lean
verb. ['ˈliːn'] rely on for support.
Synonyms
- rely
- swear
- bank
Antonyms
- distrust
- occupied
- quiet
- thin
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. lean
adjective. ['ˈliːn'] not profitable or prosperous.
Antonyms
- hypertrophied
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. lean
adjective. ['ˈliːn'] containing little excess.
Synonyms
- insufficient
- deficient
Antonyms
- short
- increased
- necessary
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. lean
verb. ['ˈliːn'] cause to lean to the side.
Synonyms
- list
- move
Antonyms
- significant
- much
- more
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. lean
noun. ['ˈliːn'] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.
Synonyms
- spatial relation
- tilt
- list
- inclination
- position
Antonyms
- adorned
- act
- take
- enforce
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))