Leaner

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Leaner} (l[=e]n"[~e]r);
     superl. {Leanest}.] [OE. lene, AS. hl[=ae]ne; prob. akin to
     E. lean to incline. See {Lean}, v. i. ]
     1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not
        plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a
        lean cattle.


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     2. Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or
        productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender;
        scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and
        figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean
        discourse; lean wages. "No lean wardrobe." --Shak.
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              Their lean and flashy songs.          --Milton.
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              What the land is, whether it be fat or lean. --Num.
                                                    xiii. 20.
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              Out of my lean and low ability
              I'll lend you something.              --Shak.
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     3. (Typog.) 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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     Syn: slender; spare; thin; meager; lank; skinny; gaunt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leaner
       n : (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against
           (but not encircle) the stake