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      lean
      noun
      (uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.
      (countable, biology) An organism that is lean in stature.
      (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
      (US slang) 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.
      A surname.
      verb
      (intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
      (copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
      (Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.
      To press against.
      To hang outwards.
      To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
      adjective
      (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
      (of meat) Having little fat.
      Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
      (business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
      Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
      (printing, archaic) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
      Synonyms for lean
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      Words related to lean
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