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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Inclined :: Inclined (p. p. & a.) Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue..
Absterse :: Absterse (v. t.) To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.
Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..
Purificative :: Purificative (a.) Having power to purify; tending to cleanse.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence..
Full :: Full (n.) To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill..
Lank :: Lank (superl.) Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
Pure :: Pure (superl.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.
Macilency :: Macilency (n.) Leanness.
Inclinnation :: Inclinnation (n.) A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love..
Stunted :: Stunt (n.) Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber..
Falter :: Falter (v. t.) To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley..
Furring :: Furring (v. t.) A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit..
Cleaning :: Cleaning (n.) The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc..
Boil :: Boil (v. t.) To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes..
Nailbrush :: Nailbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the nails.
Inclinnation :: Inclinnation (n.) The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head..
Heel :: Heel (v. i.) To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it..
Willying :: Willying (n.) The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow..
Mat :: Mat (n.) A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes..
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