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(adj) thin
lacking excess flesh
you can't be too rich or too thin; Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look-Shakespeare
(adj) skimpy
containing little excess
a lean budget; a skimpy allowance
(noun) leaning, list, tilt, inclination
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
the tower had a pronounced tilt; the ship developed a list to starboard; he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
(verb) slant, tilt, tip, angle
to incline or bend from a vertical position
She leaned over the banister
(verb) list
cause to lean to the side
Erosion listed the old tree
(verb) tend, be given, run, incline
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
She tends to be nervous before her lectures; These dresses run small; He inclined to corpulence