lean

Definition

  • verb: to bend or move from a straight position
  • verb: to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position
  • adjective: not having much fat on the body
  • adjective: lacking or deficient in flesh
  • used to describe what someone wants to do, tends to do, or is likely to do
  • synonyms: conceal, incline, lank

Examples

  • She's 'leaning toward' a career in medicine. [=she is probably going to choose a career in medicine]

  • Those were 'lean' years for the company. [=the company did not make much money in those years]

  • an independent presidential candidate who 'leans toward' the Democrats and their views

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