Meaning & use
lean
Having little fat; thin in a healthy, muscular way, or, of resources, sparse and efficient.
See it in a sentence
The lean, athletic runner had trained for the marathon all year.
The company operates with a lean staff to keep costs down.
A note on using this word
Lean applied to meat means low in fat, while applied to a person it usually implies fitness rather than mere thinness.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
fatplump
Another way to use it
2. verb
To bend or incline the body in a particular direction, often for support.
She leaned against the doorframe while waiting for the bus.
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