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Lean (2)
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. i.) 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):
(v. t.) To conceal.
(3):
(v. i.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; - opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
(4):
(v. i.) Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
(5):
(v. i.) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; - with to, toward, etc.
(6):
(v. i.) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; - with on, upon, or against.
(7):
(v. i.) 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.
(8):
(v. i.) To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
(9):
(n.) That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.
(10):
(n.) Unremunerative copy or work.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lean (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/lean-2.html. 1828.
