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 Synonyms of 'lean'

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Synonyms of 'lean'  

1. (noun) tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Synonyms:  rock, disceptation, lean, list, magnetic dip, careen, magnetic inclination, angle of dip, sway, leaning, contention, tilt, argument, joust, inclination, controversy, inclination of an orbit, disputation, propensity, contestation, arguing, disposition, tendency, inclining, angle of inclination, proclivity, dip, listing

2. (adj) thin, lean
- lacking excess flesh
Synonyms:  slender, sparse, slight, tenuous, fragile, lean, thin, flimsy, skimpy

3. (adj) lean
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material
Synonyms:  skimpy, thin

4. (adj) lean, skimpy
- containing little excess
Synonyms:  skimpy, thin, lean

5. (adj) lean
- not profitable or prosperous
Synonyms:  skimpy, thin

6. (verb) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
Synonyms:  pitch, topple, run, be given, lean, list, careen, fish, wobble, tiptoe, tip, tip off, fee, tap, shift, tilt, tippytoe, bung, cant over, tumble, incline, cant, angle, slant, weight, tend

7. (verb) lean
- cause to lean or incline
Synonyms:  slant, run, list, angle, tend, be given, incline, tip, tilt

8. (verb) tend, be given, lean, incline, run
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Synonyms:  course, operate, list, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, move, turn tail, range, run, tilt, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, prevail, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, pitch, escape, dispose, black market, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, be given, slope, campaign, angle, tend, run away, ply, guide, melt, tip, slant, run for

9. (verb) lean
- rely on for support
Synonyms:  slant, run, list, angle, tend, be given, incline, tip, tilt

10. (verb) list, lean
- cause to lean to the side
Synonyms:  slant, run, list, heel, incline, name, tend, lean, number, angle, tip, be given, tilt


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