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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Lean :: Lean (n.) Unremunerative copy or work.
Immund :: Immund (a.) Unclean.
Recumbence :: Recumbence (n.) The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent..
Galilean :: Galilean (a.) Of or relating to Galilee.
Washing :: Washing (n.) The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
Manhole :: Manhole (n.) A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing..
Dock :: Dock (v. t.) To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc..
Brat :: Brat (n.) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
Slink :: Slink (a.) Thin; lean.
Prop :: Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building..
Backwash :: Backwash (v. i.) To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
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..
Louse :: Louse (v. t.) To clean from lice.
Lopsided :: Lopsided (a.) Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship..
Gaunt :: Gaunt (a.) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim..
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..
Glean :: Glean (n.) A collection made by gleaning.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
Careen :: Careen (v. t.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
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