Modifies a noun

• meat: The reward is rich, lean meat with an incomparable richness of flavor.

• manufacturing: Lean manufacturing also means supplying customers with products quickly from the time of order.

• mass: Usually lean body mass is estimated from total body water.

• ham: Try other tasty toppings with your cheese like flaked tuna and sweetcorn, mushrooms, and diced lean ham or turkey.

Modifying Another Word

• forward: If there isn't enough support you may feel you need to lean forward to balance.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• upon: Open volumes should not be placed on top of one another and should not be leaned upon.

• on: They won't have him to lean on, or to appeal to, or to teach them in the future.

Preposition: against

• wall: The remains of three metal beds are leaning against the wall.

• fence: That is elaborated in further particulars wherein it was said that the plank of wood was leaning upright against the fence.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• over: Try leaning over, close to the water, looking at your reflection, then imagine what lies hidden below.

Preposition: at

• angle: Further inland, stunted bushes appear, leaning at crazy angles away from the blast.