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lean - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" |
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tilt,
tip,
slant,
angle |
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bend,
flex change direction; "The road bends"
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bowl over,
knock over,
overturn,
tip over,
tump over,
turn over,
upset turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
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overturn,
tip over,
tump over,
turn over turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
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lean against,
lean on,
rest on rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
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lean against,
lean on,
rest on rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"
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incline,
pitch,
slope feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"
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weather change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"
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heel,
list put a new heel on; "heel shoes"
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lean back,
recline move the upper body backwards and down
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lean - cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall" |
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lay,
place,
pose,
position,
put,
set put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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lean - rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" |
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bank,
rely,
swear,
trust cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"
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| adjektiv |
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lean - not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year" |
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unprofitable producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"
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lean - lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel" |
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rich pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice"
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lean - containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" |
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skimpy |
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deficient,
insufficient inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
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