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The correct spelling is lean.
How to pronounce lean
/liːn/
nounIPA: /liːn/
Say it like: Lee-n
The correct spelling is lean. (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical. For example: "The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy."
Usage Examples
“The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.”
“She leaned out of the window.”
“I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election. The Hispanic vote leans Democratic.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
- 2.Meat with no fat on it.
- 3.An organism that is lean in stature.
- 4.A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
verb
- 1.To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- 2.To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
- 3.Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
- 4.To hang outwards.
- 5.To press against.
adjective
- 1.(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
- 2.(of meat) Having little fat.
- 3.Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
- 4.Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
- 5.Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
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