Definition of lean

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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..

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Enclitical :: Enclitical (v. i.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word..
Picking :: Picking (n.) That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned..
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes..
Zoilean :: Zoilean (a.) Having the characteristic of Zoilus, a bitter, envious, unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ..
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend..
Cleanlily :: Cleanlily (adv.) In a cleanly manner.
Depurator :: Depurator (n.) One who, or that which, cleanses..
Cleaned :: Cleaned (imp. & p. p.) of Clea.
Purging :: Purging (a.) That purges; cleansing.
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship..
Tend :: Tend (a.) To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction..
Creolean :: Creolean (a.) Alt. of Creolia.
Knifeboard :: Knifeboard (n.) A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
Shampoo :: Shampoo (v. t.) To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing..
Defilement :: Defilement (n.) The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness..
Herculean :: Herculean (a.) Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs..
Cleaning :: Cleaning (n.) The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc..
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..
Unclean :: Unclean (a.) Morally impure.
Clean :: Clean (adv.) Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously.
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