- lean adj
- Customer: I'll have some lamb chops and make them lean. Waiter: Forward or backward, sir?
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lean adj
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lean v — lean adj … English expressions
lean — vb *slant, slope, incline Analogous words: bend, *curve: *turn, deflect, divert, sheer lean adj Lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, angular, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of absence of super fluous flesh. Lean stresses the lack of fat… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lean — [adj] bare, thin angular, anorexic, barren, beanpole*, bony, emaciated, gangling, gangly, gaunt, haggard, inadequate, infertile, lank, lanky, meager, no fat, pitiful, poor, rangy, rawboned, scanty, scraggy, scrawny, shadow*, sinewy, skinny,… … New thesaurus
lean-burn — leanˈ burnˈ adjective Of, using or relating to a fuel air mixture in which the fuel component is relatively low, so reducing the amount of fuel used and pollution produced • • • Main Entry: ↑lean * * * adj. of or relating to an internal… … Useful english dictionary
lean — {{11}}lean (adj.) thin, spare, with little flesh or fat, c.1200, from O.E. hlæne lean, thin, possibly from hlænan cause to lean or bend, from P.Gmc. *khlainijan, which would connect it to O.E. hleonian (see LEAN (Cf. lean) (v.)). But perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
lean — lean1 [lēn] vi. leaned or Chiefly Brit. leant, leaning [ME lenen < OE hlinian, to lean, hlænan, to cause to lean, akin to Ger lehnen < IE base * k̑lei , to incline, lean > Gr klinein, L clinare] 1. to bend or deviate from an upright… … English World dictionary
lean-to — [lēn′to͞o΄] n. pl. lean tos 1. a roof with a single slope, its upper edge abutting a wall or building 2. a shed with a one slope roof, the upper end of the rafters resting against an external support, such as trees or the wall of a building 3. a… … English World dictionary
lean forward — adj. Describes an object or experience that requires active, participatory involvement. Example Citation: It s the difference between what is often called the lean forward experience of the PC, versus the lean back experience of television.… … New words
lean — adj British under the influence of illicit drugs. The usage, which appeared in the late 1990s, is possibly related to the American laney. ► Nowadays lean in youth parlance has less to do with slim and healthy than spaced and out. It is the… … Contemporary slang
lean — Adj. Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs. Mainly London use … English slang and colloquialisms
