Definition of lean

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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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Absterge :: Absterge (v. t.) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge..
Flush :: Flush (n.) A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes..
Groomer :: Groomer (n.) One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses..
Washing :: Washing (n.) The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
Emaciation :: Emaciation (n.) The act of making very lean.
Trend :: Trend (n.) Clean wool.
Creolean :: Creolean (a.) Alt. of Creolia.
Impure :: Impure (a.) Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc..
Toothbrush :: Toothbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the teeth.
Grave :: Grave (v. t.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Cleaning :: Cleaning (n.) The act of making clean.
Excerption :: Excerption (n.) That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
Tend :: Tend (a.) To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction..
Macilency :: Macilency (n.) Leanness.
Incline :: Incline (v. i.) Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle..
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend..
Card :: Card (v. t.) To clean or clear, as if by using a card..
Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
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