Definition of lean

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Lean (v. i.) Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle..

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Penwiper :: Penwiper (n.) A cloth, or other material, for wiping off or cleaning ink from a pen..
Groomer :: Groomer (n.) One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses..
Lean-to :: Lean-to (n.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also penthouse, and to-fall..
Gridiron :: Gridiron (n.) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs..
Mundificant :: Mundificant (a.) Serving to cleanse and heal.
Inclined :: Inclined (p. p. & a.) Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue..
Pollute :: Pollute (v. t.) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages..
Graving :: Graving (n.) The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.
Washing :: Washing (n.) The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
Lavation :: Lavation (n.) A washing or cleansing.
Single :: Single (n.) A handful of gleaned grain.
Tilt :: Tilt (v. i.) To lean; to fall partly over; to tip.
Fair :: Fair (superl.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure..
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away.
Careen :: Careen (v. t.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel..
Scavenge :: Scavenge (v. t.) To cleanse, as streets, from filth..
Meagreness :: Meagreness (n.) The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.
Reclination :: Reclination (n.) The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined..
Mausolean :: Mausolean (a.) Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
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