Definition of lean

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Lean (v. i.) To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.

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Van :: Van (v. t.) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel..
Curried :: Curried (n.) Dressed by currying; cleaned; prepared.
Recumbent :: Recumbent (a.) Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle..
Absterge :: Absterge (v. t.) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge..
Inclinatory :: Inclinatory (a.) Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle..
Ceruleous :: Ceruleous (a.) Cerulean.
Leaning :: Leaning (n.) The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism..
Penthouse :: Penthouse (n.) A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively..
Blower :: Blower (n.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
Soap :: Soap (n.) A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium, potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic, palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf. Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent or not..
Scale :: Scale (v. t.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder..
Gleaned :: Gleaned (imp. & p. p.) of Glea.
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise..
Depurate :: Depurate (a.) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.
Dentist :: Dentist (n.) One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon..
Cleaning :: Cleaning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clea.
Recline :: Recline (v. t.) Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..
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