verb.
- Be in or move into a sloping position, eg: ‘He leaned back in his chair’; incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something), eg: ‘a man was leaning against the wall’
noun.
- A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination. Eg: ‘the vehicle has a definite lean to the left’
Phrasal Verbs
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lean on
Rely on or derive support from. ‘they have learned to lean on each other for support’; put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. ‘a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority’
Adjective.
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(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
‘his lean, muscular body’; ‘lean bacon’i) (of an industry or company) efficient and with no wastage:‘staff were pruned, ostensibly to produce a leaner and fitter organization’ii) (of meat) containing little fat. -
Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre. ‘the lean winter months’; ‘keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years’
And let us not forget the latest motto of business lexicon,”lean in“; that’s to say, lexical shorthand for the act or process of a woman’s asserting herself in the workplace. 😀
Art credit: EC English
