āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to lean
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āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž
to bend from a straight position typically to rest the body against something for support
Intransitive: to lean against sth | to lean on sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The construction worker took a break and leaned on the scaffolding, surveying the progress of the building.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻ, āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻā§
to have a tendency to choose or support something
Intransitive: to lean toward a specific option
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I lean toward taking the earlier flight to avoid traffic.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°āĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to depend on for support, guidance, or inspiration
Transitive: to lean on sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In times of uncertainty, many people lean on their faith or spirituality for guidance.
āĻ
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻĨāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž
to cause or allow something to rest against another object
Transitive: to lean sth against sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist carefully leaned the canvas against the easel, preparing to start painting.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite his age, he maintained a lean and healthy appearance through regular exercise.
02
(of meat) containing little or no fat
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He preferred lean cuts of chicken.
03
low in minerals or combustible material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Farmers avoided the lean land for planting.
04
not yielding profit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They survived the lean season by cutting costs.
05
having little extra or surplus
01
the angle or tilt of a line, surface, or object away from the vertical
02
āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻ˛ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ
a recreational drink made from codeine-laced promethazine syrup, often mixed with soda and candy
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Some people mix cough syrup with soda to make lean.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
leaner
leaning
leaning
lean
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