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Meanings of lean in English

Russian
лин
Portuguese
purple drank
Spanish
lean
Wikidata

Recreational drug combining prescription-grade cough syrup with a soft drink and hard candy.

Related terms
лин
Portuguese
inclinação
Catalan
inclinació
Spanish
inclinación

The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.

inclinação
Catalan
decantar

To incline or bend from a vertical position.

Related terms
decantar
Portuguese
estar inclinado a
Spanish
tender

Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.

estar inclinado a
Usage of lean in English
1
Weight cycling was able to restore the health characteristics of lean animals.
Pubmed
2
This project has made talk about empowerment and lean management a reality.
The Guardian
3
While the cardio group lost weight, they also lost lean body mass.
Wired
4
In the longer term, an integrated, mandatory, lean procurement structure is necessary.
The Guardian
5
He stood far back, so he had to lean forward to point.
Knife of dreams
6
It felt good to lean on that strength for just a minute.
Once bitten, twice dead
7
My persona comes off very soulful; however, I lean more towards rock-pop.
Ebony
8
Manarola, which seems to lean into the sea, makes for great photographs.
The Guardian
9
The last thing she needed was to continue to lean on him.
Marrying the playboy doctor
10
After a moment of hesitation, he enfolded me within long, lean arms.
The Book of Life
11
He was growing stronger, his young body lean and hard, nothing wasted.
Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
12
However, bushmeat harvest and sales were highest during the agricultural lean season.
Pubmed
13
Richard Beales Wall Street bigwigs often lean economically right and socially left.
Reuters
14
He has to lean forward all the time in order to see.
Shadows in the twilight
15
The graves lean and stone angels gaze over a sea of weeds.
The Guardian
16
The controls are basic: accelerate, brake, stop and lean to maintain balance.
The Irish Times
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Translations for lean
Russian
лин
Lean through the time
Lean across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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