Definition of lean

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Lean (v. i.) Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle..

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Reclination :: Reclination (n.) The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined..
Galilean :: Galilean (a.) Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope..
Picker :: Picker (n.) A priming wire for cleaning the vent.
To-fall :: To-fall (n.) A lean-to. See Lean-to.
Reclinant :: Reclinant (a.) Bending or leaning backward.
Depurgatory :: Depurgatory (a.) Serving to purge; tending to cleanse or purify.
Filter :: Filter (n.) Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device for purifying air..
Purificative :: Purificative (a.) Having power to purify; tending to cleanse.
Scratchbrush :: Scratchbrush (n.) A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.
Re- :: Re- () A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification..
Dock :: Dock (v. t.) To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc..
Recumbence :: Recumbence (n.) The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent..
Clean-timbered :: Clean-timbered (a.) Well-proportioned; symmetrical.
Biltong :: Biltong (n.) Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried.
Wale :: Wale (v. t.) To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it..
Impure :: Impure (a.) Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean.
Glean :: Glean (v. t.) To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gathering..
Sanctify :: Sanctify (v. t.) To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and pollution; to purify.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.
Willying :: Willying (n.) The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow..
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