Noun
1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
"the tower had a pronounced tilt""the ship developed a list to starboard""he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"Verb
1. to incline or bend from a vertical position;
"She leaned over the banister"2. cause to lean or incline;
"He leaned his rifle against the wall"3. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures""These dresses run small""He inclined to corpulence"4. rely on for support;
"We can lean on this man"5. cause to lean to the side;
"Erosion listed the old tree"Adjective
1. lacking excess flesh;
"you can't be too rich or too thin""Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare2. lacking in mineral content or combustible material;
"lean ore""lean fuel"3. containing little excess;
"a lean budget""a skimpy allowance"4. low in mineral content;
"a lean ore"5. not profitable or prosperous;
"a lean year"