LEAN Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word lean. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LEAN
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tilt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • a slight but noticeable partiality • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical • pitching dangerously to one side verb • to incline or bend from a vertical position • heel over • move sideways or in an unsteady way • charge with a tilt | ||||||||
list | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical verb • give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of • include in a list • cause to lean to the side • tilt to one side • enumerate | ||||||||
angle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons • the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians • a biased way of looking at or presenting something verb • move or proceed at an angle • to incline or bend from a vertical position • seek indirectly • fish with a hook • present with a bias | ||||||||
incline | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an elevated geological formation • an inclined surface connecting two levels verb • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well • lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow • be at an angle • feel favorably disposed or willing • make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief | ||||||||
slant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a biased way of looking at or presenting something • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane verb • lie obliquely • present with a bias • to incline or bend from a vertical position • heel over | ||||||||
tip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the extreme end of something; especially something pointed • a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) • an indication of potential opportunity • a V shape • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) verb • cause to tilt • mark with a tip • give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on • cause to topple or tumble by pushing • to incline or bend from a vertical position • walk on one's toes • strike lightly • give insider information or advise to • remove the tip from | ||||||||
bank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) • a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities • a long ridge or pile • an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers • a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) • the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games • a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force • a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home • a building in which the business of banking is transacted • a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning) verb • tip laterally • enclose with a bank • do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank • act as the banker in a game or in gambling • be in the banking business • put into a bank account • cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning • have faith or confidence in | ||||||||
bend | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range • a circular segment of a curve • movement that causes the formation of a curve • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) • an angular or rounded shape made by folding • diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left verb • form a curve • change direction • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form • bend one's back forward from the waist on down • turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest • bend a joint | ||||||||
bevel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees • a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size verb • cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel | ||||||||
bias | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation • a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric adjective satellite • slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric verb • influence in an unfair way • cause to be biased | ||||||||
cant | verbv | |||||||
noun • stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition • a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) • insincere talk about religion or morals • two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees verb • heel over | ||||||||
pitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration • the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it • a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) • promotion by means of an argument and demonstration • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane • any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue • a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer • a high approach shot in golf • an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) • the action or manner of throwing something verb • throw or toss with a light motion • move abruptly • fall or plunge forward • set to a certain pitch • sell or offer for sale from place to place • be at an angle • heel over • erect and fasten • throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball • hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin • lead (a card) and establish the trump suit • set the level or character of | ||||||||
recline | verbv | |||||||
verb • move the upper body backwards and down • cause to recline • lean in a comfortable resting position | ||||||||
deficient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement adjective satellite • inadequate in amount or degree • falling short of some prescribed norm | ||||||||
dilute | verbv | |||||||
adjective • reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity verb • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | ||||||||
insufficient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement | ||||||||
lithe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease | ||||||||
poor | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||||
scarce | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand adverb • only a very short time before • almost not | ||||||||
sparse | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not dense | ||||||||