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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Fat :: Fat (superl.) Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox..
Sanctify :: Sanctify (v. t.) To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and pollution; to purify.
Dry-rub :: Dry-rub (v. t.) To rub and cleanse without wetting.
Mundificant :: Mundificant (a.) Serving to cleanse and heal.
Depurate :: Depurate (v. t.) To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence; to purify; to cleanse..
Fey :: Fey (v. t.) To cleanse; to clean out.
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning..
Purificative :: Purificative (a.) Having power to purify; tending to cleanse.
Recline :: Recline (v. t.) Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
Expurgatory :: Expurgatory (a.) Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying.
Reclination :: Reclination (n.) The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being reclined..
Cleansing :: Cleansing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleans.
Birdlime :: Birdlime (n.) An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares..
Dock :: Dock (v. t.) To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect..
Cleanly :: Cleanly (superl.) Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful.
Syringeal :: Syringe (v. t.) To wash and clean by injection from a syringe.
Bath :: Bath (n.) The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away.
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