lean
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
the tower had a pronounced tilt
Types & categories
- spatial relation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
to incline or bend from a vertical position
She leaned over the banister
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
lacking excess flesh
you can't be too rich or too thin
Related & opposite
- ectomorphic also see
- thin also see
- fat antonym
- body weight attribute
- thinness derivation
- anorexic similar to
- bony similar to
- deep-eyed similar to
- gangling similar to
- spindly similar to
- rawboned similar to
- reedlike similar to
- twiggy similar to
- scarecrowish similar to
- skinny similar to
- shrunken similar to
- slim similar to
- slender-waisted similar to
- spare similar to
- spindle-legged similar to
- wiry similar to
- wispy similar to
Sense 4 verb
cause to lean or incline
He leaned his rifle against the wall
Types & categories
- put hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
lean ore
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
Types & categories
- be hypernym
- take kindly to hyponym
- suffer hyponym
- gravitate hyponym
Related & opposite
- tendency derivation
- inclination derivation
- inclination derivation
- leaning derivation
Sense 7 adjective
containing little excess
a lean budget
Related & opposite
- leanness derivation
- insufficient similar to
Sense 8 verb
rely on for support
We can lean on this man
Types & categories
- trust hypernym
Sense 9 adjective
not profitable or prosperous
a lean year
Related & opposite
- leanness derivation
- unprofitable similar to
Sense 10 verb
cause to lean to the side
Erosion listed the old tree
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- heel verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lean |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slope |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tilt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | heel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | spatial relation |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | lean on |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | overturn |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | bowl over |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | leaner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | careen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lean |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rake |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | angle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slope |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | weather |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | heel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | recline |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | ectomorphic |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | thin |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | fat |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | body weight |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thinness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | anorexic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | bony |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | deep-eyed |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | gangling |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | spindly |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | rawboned |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | reedlike |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | twiggy |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | scarecrowish |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | skinny |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | shrunken |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | slim |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | slender-waisted |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | spare |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | spindle-legged |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | wiry |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | wispy |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | leaner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lean |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | rich |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | leanness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tendency |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | leaning |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | take kindly to |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | suffer |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | gravitate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | leanness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | insufficient |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | trust |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | leanness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | unprofitable |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | heel |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |