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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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