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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Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer..
Whiteness :: Whiteness (n.) Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
Van :: Van (n.) A shovel used in cleansing ore.
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away.
Emacerate :: Emacerate (v. t. & i.) To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate.
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..
Marcidity :: Marcidity (n.) The state or quality of being withered or lean.
Creolean :: Creolean (a.) Alt. of Creolia.
Gaunt :: Gaunt (a.) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim..
Garbage :: Garbage (v. t.) To strip of the bowels; to clean.
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..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively..
Scavenge :: Scavenge (v. t.) To cleanse, as streets, from filth..
Benzine :: Benzine (n.) A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc..
Cleansing :: Cleansing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleans.
Azure :: Azure (a.) Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless..
Seel :: Seel (v. i.) To incline to one side; to lean; to roll, as a ship at sea..
Unclean :: Unclean (a.) Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
Washing :: Washing (n.) The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
Backwash :: Backwash (v. i.) To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
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