lean
Definition
- v. to incline or bend from a vertical position
- v. cause to lean or incline
- v. rely on for support
- adj. lacking in mineral content or combustible material
Word forms
- Past tense
- leaned
- Present participle
- leaning
- Third person singular
- leans
- Past participle
- leaned
- Comparative
- leaner
- Superlative
- leanest
Example sentences
n.
The chef recommended a lean cut of meat for the healthy dish.
a.
After the winter, the trees looked lean and bare.
vi.
She likes to lean against the wall while waiting for the bus.
vt.
He decided to lean the ladder against the tree carefully.