Definition of lean

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Lean (v. i.) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column..

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Rinse :: Rinse (v. t.) To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle..
Scranny :: Scranny (a.) Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel.
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress..
Lean :: Lean (n.) Unremunerative copy or work.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes..
Comb :: Comb (n.) An instrument for currying hairy animals, or cleansing and smoothing their coats; a currycomb..
Immundicity :: Immundicity (n.) Uncleanness; filthness.
Absterse :: Absterse (v. t.) To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.
Twilly :: Twilly (n.) A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy..
Epistolean :: Epistolean (n.) One who writes epistles; a correspondent.
Unclean :: Unclean (a.) Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.
Penwiper :: Penwiper (n.) A cloth, or other material, for wiping off or cleaning ink from a pen..
Accumbent :: Accumbent (a.) Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals..
Brat :: Brat (n.) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
Benzine :: Benzine (n.) A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc..
Soap :: Soap (n.) A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium, potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic, palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf. Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent or not..
Smegmatic :: Smegmatic (a.) Being of the nature of soap; soapy; cleansing; detersive.
Crown :: Crown (n.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure..
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type..
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