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lean

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

liːn

Definitions

An inclination away from the vertical.
A surname.
Meat with no fat on it.
uncountable
A recreational drug composed of codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with usually soda and associated with the hip-hop culture of the Southern United States.
US, slang, uncountable
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating
A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.
An organism that is lean in stature.
countable
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc
Meat with little or no fat.
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc
To hang outwards
Deviation from a particular direction:cant, grade, gradient, heel, inclination, incline, list, rake, slant, slope, tilt, tip.
To press against
a liking or preference. She has a leaning towards the arts. neiging مَيْل، نَزْعَه предпочитание inclinação sklon die Neigung sympati; interesse κλίση, προτίμησηinclinación kalduvus گرایش؛ میل taipumus penchant לִנטוֹת झुकाव naklonost, sklonost hajlam kecondongan tilhneiging inclinazione 好み 경향, 성향 palinkimas, polinkis tieksme; nosliece kecenderungan neigingtilbøyelighet, sympatiskłonność علاقه،مينه،شوق inclinação înclinaţie склонность sklon nagnjenje sklonost böjelse, intresse ความชอบ eğilim,...
onvrugbaarheid نحافَه، ضَئالَه، نحالَه слабост magreza hubenost die Magerkeit slankhed αδυναμίαdelgadez kõhnus لاغری؛ کم حاصلی niukkuus maigreurרזון दुर्बलता mršavost soványság kekurusan megurð magrezza やせていること 여윈 상태 liesumas kalsnums; nabadzīgums sedikit magertemagerhet chudość ډنګرتوب،بى حاصلى magreza înfăţişare costelivă худоба; скудость chudosť mršavost krtina magerhet, torftighet ความไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ zayıflık; yağsızlık 精瘦，貧乏 худорба دبلاپن، قلّت 贫乏，缺乏
To bend or slant away from the vertical.
To incline the weight of the body so as to be supported: leaning against the doorpost. See Synonyms at slant.
To rely for assistance or support: Lean on me for help.
To have a tendency or preference: a government that leans toward fascism.
Informal To exert pressure: The boss is leaning on us to meet the deadline.
Informal

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of lean.

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Equivalents

32 more languages

العربيةاتكأ استند اللحم بدون دهنمال

Azərbaycan dilisöykənmək

Българскибеден крехък мършавнавеждам слаб

Bosanskidol slab слаб

Catalàabocar inclinar magrerecolzar

Češtinaopřít

Esperantoalkliniĝi klini

Suomiheikko Hoikka kallistaakallistua laiha laimea niukka noja nojata nojautua vähäinen vähärasvainen

Galegodelgada delgado febrafreba inclinar magro

हिन्दीछरहरा

Hrvatskidol slab слаб

Magyardől támaszkodik

Հայերենհակվել հենվել

Bahasa Indonesiamenyandarkan

Italianoadagiare adagiarsi appoggiareappoggiarsi asciutto magra magro pendere reclinare ricca scarso slanciato sodo sporgersi

日本語もたれる傾ぐ傾げる痩瘠靠れる

한국어瘦 기대다 기울다의지하다

Kurdîdol durr tinetinê

Latinamacer nītor

Latviešukalsns liess

Te Reo Māorihīoi hōkaka

Nederlandsaanleunen karig Leunenmager slank tenger

Polskiopierać się oprzeć się pochylać siępochylić się skłaniać się

Portuguêsapoiar-se esbelto escorar-seinclinar magro reclinar-se

Românăînclina rezema slabsubțire ține

Русскийбедный наклониться наклонятьсяобеднённый опереться опираться поджа́рый постный прислоняться скромный скудный сухощавый тощий худой

Српскиdol slab слаб

Svenskaluta mager smal

தமிழ்அழுத்து ஒல்லி சாய்

Türkçedayanmak ince kıtyağsız yaşlanmak zayıf

ئۇيغۇرچەئەتسىز گۆشسىز

Українськанахиля́тися опира́тися притуля́тисяспиратися схиля́тися тули́тися худий

Examples

“The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.”

“Jack Sprat would eat ⟳ no fat, / His wife would eat ⟳ no lean ⟳.”

“The intermediates and leans are the predominant morphotypes found at the SE-NHR seamounts […]”

“Obese Zuckers, compared to leans, consumed more food under free-feeding conditions.”

“Eyes real tight 'cause I'm chokin' the creep ⟳; vision messed up 'cause I'm drinkin' the lean ⟳.”

“"What's in the cup, let ⟳ me see ⟳ that / Girl, where the rest ⟳ of that promethazine at?" / She said, "Cool, gotta run ⟳ out to my Cadillac though / And I'll be like ⟳ Fat Joe, and bring ⟳ the lean ⟳ back"”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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