Definitions
1.verbTo incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating."She leaned out of the window."
2.verbTo incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc."I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election. The Hispanic vote leans Democratic."
3.verbFollowed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
4.verbTo hang outwards.
5.verbTo press against.
6.verbTo thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
7.adjective(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
8.adjective(of meat) Having little fat."lean steak cuts"
9.adjectiveHaving little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre."a lean budget"
10.adjectiveHaving a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient."A lean ore hardly worth mining."
11.adjectiveOf a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat."lean copy, matter, or type"
12.adjectiveEfficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing""Alcoa is now a lean and agile enterprise, after having split last year into two entities."
13.verbTo conceal.