lean
English Thesaurus
1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | position, spatial relation, |
| definition | : | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated (noun.attribute) |
2. rely on for support (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | bank, rely, swear, trust, |
| definition | : | have confidence or faith in (verb.cognition) |
3. cause to lean or incline (verb.contact)
4. to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | bend, flex, |
| definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | weather, |
| definition | : | cause to slope (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | heel, list, |
| definition | : | tilt to one side (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | lean back, recline, |
| definition | : | move the upper body backwards and down (verb.motion) |
5. cause to lean to the side (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | heel, list, |
| definition | : | tilt to one side (verb.motion) |
6. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | take kindly to, |
| definition | : | be willing or inclined to accept (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | suffer, |
| definition | : | be given to (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | move toward (verb.stative) |
7. lacking excess flesh (adj.all)
| similar | : | anorectic, anorexic, |
| definition | : | suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin (adj.all) |
| similar | : | lank, spindly, |
| definition | : | long and lean (adj.all) |
| similar | : | rawboned, |
| definition | : | having a lean and bony physique (adj.all) |
| similar | : | reedlike, reedy, |
| definition | : | resembling a reed in being upright and slender (adj.all) |
| similar | : | scarecrowish, |
| definition | : | resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged (adj.all) |
| similar | : | spare, trim, |
| definition | : | thin and fit (adj.all) |
| similar | : | stringy, wiry, |
| definition | : | lean and sinewy (adj.all) |
| also | : | ectomorphic, |
| definition | : | having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs (adj.all) |
| also | : | thin, |
| definition | : | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | body weight, |
| definition | : | the weight of a person's body (noun.attribute) |
8. not profitable or prosperous (adj.all)
| similar | : | unprofitable, |
| definition | : | producing little or no profit or gain (adj.all) |
9. containing little excess (adj.all)
| similar | : | deficient, insufficient, |
| definition | : | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement (adj.all) |
10. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | lean, |
| definition | : | cause to lean or incline (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, |
| definition | : | to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | heel, list, |
| definition | : | tilt to one side (verb.motion) |
11. cause to lean or incline (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | leaner, |
| definition | : | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute) |
12. to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | leaner, |
| definition | : | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pitch, rake, slant, |
| definition | : | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | angle, |
| definition | : | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians (noun.shape) |
13. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | inclination, tendency, |
| definition | : | a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | inclination, |
| definition | : | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking (noun.feeling) |
14. lacking excess flesh (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fat, |
| definition | : | having an (over)abundance of flesh (adj.all) |
15. not profitable or prosperous (adj.all)
16. lacking in mineral content or combustible material (adj.all)
| antonym | : | rich, |
| definition | : | high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being meager (noun.attribute) |
17. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | lean, |
| definition | : | cause to lean or incline (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, |
| definition | : | to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | heel, list, |
| definition | : | tilt to one side (verb.motion) |
18. cause to lean or incline (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | leaner, |
| definition | : | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute) |
19. to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | leaner, |
| definition | : | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pitch, rake, slant, |
| definition | : | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | angle, |
| definition | : | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians (noun.shape) |
20. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | inclination, tendency, |
| definition | : | a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | inclination, |
| definition | : | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking (noun.feeling) |
21. lacking excess flesh (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fat, |
| definition | : | having an (over)abundance of flesh (adj.all) |
22. not profitable or prosperous (adj.all)
23. lacking in mineral content or combustible material (adj.all)
| antonym | : | rich, |
| definition | : | high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being meager (noun.attribute) |
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