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1. That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.

2. Unremunerative copy or work.

3. Leanness.

Part of Speech: verb

1. 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.

2. To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.

3. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.

4. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; - with to, toward, etc.

5. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; - with on, upon, or against.

6. 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.

7. Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; - opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.

Part of Speech: verb transitive

1. To conceal.