VERB | motion | lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle | to incline or bend from a vertical position |
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contact | lean | cause to lean or incline | |
stative | lean, tend, be given, incline, run | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something | |
cognition | lean | rely on for support | |
motion | lean, list | cause to lean to the side | |
ADJECTIVE | all | lean, thin | lacking excess flesh |
all | lean | lacking in mineral content or combustible material | |
all | lean, skimpy | containing little excess | |
all | lean | not profitable or prosperous | |
NOUN | attribute | lean, tilt, list, inclination, leaning | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
Sounds | liy'n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | lacking in mineral content or combustible material. | |
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Opposite | rich | High in mineral content |
Spanish | pobre | |
Nouns | leanness | the quality of being meager |
Meaning | Containing little excess. | |
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Example | "a lean budget" | |
Synonym | skimpy | |
Broader | insufficient, deficient | Of a quantity not able to fulfill / fulfill a need or requirement |
Spanish | escaso | |
Nouns | leanness | the quality of being meager |
Meaning | not profitable or prosperous. | |
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Example | "a lean year" | |
Broader | unprofitable | producing little or no profit or gain |
Spanish | difícil, escaso | |
Catalan | difícil, escàs | |
Nouns | leanness | the quality of being meager |
Meaning | The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. | |
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Synonyms | tilt, list, inclination, leaning | |
Broader | position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
Spanish | inclinación | |
Catalan | inclinació | |
Verbs | lean | cause to lean or incline |
lean | to incline or bend from a vertical position |
Meaning | To incline or bend from a vertical position. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She leaned over the banister" | |
Synonyms | tilt, tip, slant, angle | |
Narrower | lean back, recline | Move the upper body backwards and down |
list, heel | tilt to one side | |
slope, incline, pitch | Be at an angle | |
weather | Cause to slope | |
Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
See also | lean on, lean against | rest on for support |
Spanish | inclinar, ladearse, ladear | |
Catalan | decantar-se, decantar, inclinar | |
Nouns | lean | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
leaner | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake |
Meaning | Cause to lean or incline. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | They lean their rifles on the cabinet | |
Example | "He leaned his rifle against the wall" | |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
Spanish | apoyarse, apoyar, reclinar, recostar | |
Catalan | reclinar, recolzar se, recolzar, repenjar | |
Nouns | lean | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
leaner | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake |
Meaning | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Synonyms | tend, be given, incline, run | |
Narrower | gravitate | Move toward |
suffer | be given to | |
take kindly to | Be willing or inclined to accept | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Spanish | inclinarse, inclinar, soler, tender | |
Catalan | inclinar, soler, tendir |
Meaning | Rely on for support. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "We can lean on this man" | |
Broader | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
Meaning | Cause to lean to the side. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonym | list | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Similar to | list, heel | tilt to one side |
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