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lean v. [
tilt, tip, slant, angle] to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
. wn #2
lean v. cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
. wn #3
lean a. [
thin] lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
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lean v. [
tend, be given, incline, run] have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
. wn #5
lean v. rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
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