lean synonyms

lean

modif.

  1. Thin

    lank, meager, slim; see thin 2.

  2. Containing little fat

    fibrous, muscular, sinewy, meaty, free from fat, all-meat, protein-rich; see also strong 1.

lean

v.

  1. To incline

    slope, slant, sag, sink, decline, list, tip, bow, nod, twist, cock, place, careen, roll, veer, droop, drift, dip, pitch, cant, bend, heel, be not perpendicular, be slanting, be slanted, be off; see also bend 2, tilt 1.

  2. To tend

    favor, be disposed, incline; see tend 2.

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