to lean

Definition of to lean in English English dictionary: slim; not fleshy; To press against; Of a fuel-air mixture, having more air than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; more air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction; having little fat; Having little extra or little to spare
a lean budget.; low in mineral content; "a lean ore"; {v} to incline, bend, rest against or upon; {n} meat void of fat; {a} thin, poor, slender; {s} thin, skinny; having little fat; meager, poor, lacking; spare; thrifty, economical; leany; Every good dog's response to the command "sit !", especially if your person is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"; When the air - fuel mixture is too rich, the driver may adjust the needles to lean out the mixture, i e increase the air to fuel ratio If the engine runs too lean, it may get too hot which can severly damage the engine The piston may get stuck inside of the cylinder; containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance; To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; with to, toward, etc; Every good dog's response to the command "sit", especially if your person is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; Every good dog's response to the command "sit !", especially if your hooman is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; A not necessarily critical term used to describe wines made in an austere style When used as a term of criticism, it indicates a wine is lacking in fruit; containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"; American English uses the form leaned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either leaned or leant; Every good dog's response to the command "sit!", especially if your human is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"; not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"; Refers to carburetor setting When an engine is run too lean it will overheat, causing damage, and likely an in flight engine failure Tuning a carburetor is best accomplished by starting rich, and working gradually to the condition which produces maximum power, while allowing a small amount of unburned fuel mixture to lubricate and cool the engine; If meat is lean, it does not have very much fat. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender. fatty; Every good dogs's response to the command "sit!", especially if your person is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"; If you lean on or against someone or something, you rest against them so that they partly support your weight. If you lean an object on or against something, you place the object so that it is partly supported by that thing. She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him Lean the plants against a wall and cover the roots with peat; to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"; Very slightly bass-shy The effect of a very slight bass rolloff below around 500Hz; lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare; (1) tilt, as in: Lean closer so I can whisper in your ear; {i} inclination, tendency; meat in which there is more muscle than fat, lean meat; Term applies to seafood, game meat, meat and poultry products, and main dish and meal products Label word used to describe a food that has less than 10 g total fat, 4 5 g or less saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol Extra Lean - Term applies to seafood, game meat, meat and poultry products, and main dish and meal products Label word used to describe a food that has less than 5 g total fat, 2 g saturated fat and 95 mg cholesterol; To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; with on, upon, or against; That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat; When you lean in a particular direction, you bend your body in that direction. Eileen leaned across and opened the passenger door They stopped to lean over a gate; 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"; rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall" to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year" lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel" low in mineral content; "a lean ore" containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance; {f} rest against; slant, bend, incline; tend toward, favor; depend; place against; cause to slant or tilt; Used to describe wines made in an austere style Can be a criticism when it indicates a wine is lacking in fruit; If you describe an organization as lean, you mean that it has become more efficient and less wasteful by getting rid of staff, or by dropping projects which were unprofitable. The value of the pound will force British companies to be leaner and fitter; approval If you describe someone as lean, you mean that they are thin but look strong and healthy. Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car; More body would be good, sort of thin in the mouth, often too much astringency, sometimes a compliment for certain styles; If you describe periods of time as lean, you mean that people have less of something such as money or are less successful than they used to be. the lean years of the 1930s With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years. British filmmaker. His works include The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962), both of which won Academy Awards; [1] A weak air/fuel mixture that has less fuel to air ratio The opposite is rich; 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"; Unremunerative copy or work; A condition referring to engines where the engine is not getting enough fuel While running lean can help the fuel economy, you run the risk of running the engine too hot and blowing the engine! If your engine runs for a few minutes and shuts off suddenly, it's probably running too lean; A term used to describe the way an engine is running when it is not drawing enough fuel compared to the amount of air This will cause the engine to run hot and if run in this condition too long, will cause engine damage; Not enough fuel getting into the engine, this will ruin an engine very quickly and can be diagnosed with a very hot engine which often smells; 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; To hang outwards; poss A: his/her; To conceal; cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"; packaged seafood, game meat, cooked meat, or cooked poultry with less than 10 grams total fat, less than 4 grams saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams cholesterol per serving; To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest; Every good dog's response to the command "sit!" especially if your person is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type; Every good ACD's response to the command "sit!" especially if your person is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; A defect in a book where the covers no longer line up squarely when the book is laid flat on its back cover Some say a book with this defect has a "cocked spine" It is caused usually by poor storage or rough handling during reading; Every good dogs's response to the command "sit !", especially if your person is dressed for an evening out Incredibly effective before black-tie events; To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column; Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle; Degree and direction to which the tree leans from a perpendicular position