Lean vs. Thin
Leanverb
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
Leanverb
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; with to, toward, etc.
Leanverb
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.; with on, upon, or against.
Leanverb
To hang outwards.
Leanverb
To press against.
Leanverb
To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
Leanverb
To conceal.
Leannoun
(of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
Leannoun
Meat with no fat on it.
Leannoun
A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
Leanadjective
(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
Leanadjective
(of meat) Having little fat.
Leanadjective
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
Leanadjective
Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
Leanadjective
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
Leanadjective
(business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing"
Leanverb
To conceal.
Leanverb
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column.
Leanverb
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; - with to, toward, etc.
Leanverb
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; - with on, upon, or against.
Leanverb
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
Leanadjective
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
Leanadjective
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.
Leanadjective
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; - opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
Leannoun
That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.
Leannoun
Unremunerative copy or work.
Leannoun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
Leanverb
to incline or bend from a vertical position;
Leanverb
cause to lean or incline;
Leanverb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
Leanverb
rely on for support;
Leanverb
cause to lean to the side;
Leanadjective
lacking excess flesh;
Leanadjective
lacking in mineral content or combustible material;
Leanadjective
containing little excess;
Leanadjective
low in mineral content;
Leanadjective
not profitable or prosperous;
Leanverb
be in or move into a sloping position
Leanverb
incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something)
Leanverb
cause something to rest against
Leannoun
a deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination
Leannoun
the lean part of meat
Leanadjective
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat
Leanadjective
(of meat) containing little fat
Leanadjective
(of an industry or company) efficient and with no wastage
Leanadjective
offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre
Leanadjective
(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air
Thinadjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Thinadjective
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Thinadjective
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Thinadjective
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
Thinadjective
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
Thinadjective
(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Thinadjective
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thinadjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
Thinnoun
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Thinnoun
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Thinverb
(transitive) To make thin or thinner.
Thinverb
(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
Thinverb
To dilute.
Thinverb
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
Thinadverb
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Thinadjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
Thinadjective
Rare; not dense or thick; - applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
Thinadjective
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
Thinadjective
Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Thinadjective
Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
Thinadjective
Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thinadjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
Thinadverb
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
Thinverb
To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Thinverb
To grow or become thin; - used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
Thinverb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Thinverb
make thin or thinner;
Thinverb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
Thinverb
take off weight
Thinadjective
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;
Thinadjective
lacking excess flesh;
Thinadjective
very narrow;
Thinadjective
having little substance or significance;
Thinadjective
not dense;
Thinadjective
relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;
Thinadjective
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
Thinadjective
lacking spirit or sincere effort;
Thinadverb
without viscosity;
Thinadjective
with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together
Thinadjective
(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material
Thinadjective
(of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear
Thinadjective
(of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines
Thinadjective
having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body
Thinadjective
having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
Thinadjective
(of the air or a substance in the air) not dense
Thinadjective
denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce.
Thinadjective
(of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely
Thinadjective
lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate
Thinadjective
(of a sound) faint and high-pitched
Thinadjective
(of a smile) weak and forced.
Thinadverb
with little thickness or depth
Thinverb
make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
Thinverb
remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow
Thinverb
make or become more watery in consistency
Thinverb
make or become smaller in thickness
Thinverb
hit (a ball) above its centre.
