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lean
Overview of noun lean
The noun lean has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning -- (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")
Overview of verb lean
The verb lean has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (24) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle -- (to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister")
2. (6) lean -- (cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall")
3. (3) tend, be given, lean, incline, run -- (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. (1) lean -- (rely on for support; "We can lean on this man")
5. list, lean -- (cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree")
Overview of adj lean
The adj lean has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) thin, lean -- (lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare)
2. lean -- (lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel")
3. lean, skimpy -- (containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance")
4. lean -- (not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lean
1 sense of lean
Sense 1
tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
=> position, spatial relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun lean
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lean
1 sense of lean
Sense 1
tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
=> position, spatial relation
Antonyms of noun lean
Member Holonyms of noun lean
Substance Holonyms of noun lean
Part Holonyms of noun lean
Member Meronyms of noun lean
Substance Meronyms of noun lean
Part Meronyms of noun lean
Meronyms of noun lean
Holonyms of noun lean
Attributes of noun lean
Derived Forms of noun lean
1 sense of lean
Sense 1
tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
RELATED TO>(verb) lean#2
=> lean
RELATED TO>(verb) lean#1
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
Domain of noun lean
Domain Terms of noun lean
Familiarity of noun lean
lean used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun lean
1 sense of lean
Sense 1
tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
> position, spatial relation
=> occlusion
=> tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
=> gradient, slope
=> placement, arrangement
=> point of view
=> coincidence
=> dead center, dead centre
=> centrality
=> marginality
=> anteriority
=> posteriority
=> outwardness, externality
=> inwardness
=> malposition, misplacement
=> northernness
=> southernness
=> horizontality
=> verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness
=> slot
=> room, way, elbow room
=> direction
=> angular position
Meronyms of noun lean
1 sense of lean
Holonyms of noun lean
Grep of noun lean
aristotelean
calean
cerulean
chilean
clean
galilean
lean
lean-to
lean-to tent
leander
leaner
leaning
leaning tower
leaning tower of pisa
leanness
tyrolean
Antonyms of verb lean
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lean
5 senses of lean
Sense 1
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Also See> lean against#1; lean on#1
Sense 2
lean
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 3
tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> be
Sense 4
lean
=> trust, swear, rely, bank
=> believe
=> accept
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 5
list, lean
=> move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lean
2 of 5 senses of lean
Sense 1
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> slope, incline, pitch
=> weather
=> list, heel
=> lean back, recline
Sense 3
tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> take kindly to
=> suffer
=> gravitate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lean
5 senses of lean
Sense 1
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> bend, flex
Also See> lean against#1; lean on#1
Sense 2
lean
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sense 3
tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> be
Sense 4
lean
=> trust, swear, rely, bank
Sense 5
list, lean
=> move
'Cause To' of verb lean
Derived Forms of verb lean
2 of 5 senses of lean
Sense 1
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
RELATED TO>(noun) lean#1
=> tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
RELATED TO>(noun) leaner#1
=> leaner
Sense 2
lean
RELATED TO>(noun) lean#1
=> tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
RELATED TO>(noun) leaner#1
=> leaner
Domain of verb lean
Domain Terms of verb lean
Familiarity of verb lean
lean used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb lean
5 senses of lean
Sense 1
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
lean
EX: They lean their rifles on the cabinet
Sense 3
tend, be given, lean, incline, run
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 4
lean
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 5
list, lean
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lean
5 senses of lean
Sense 1
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
> bend, flex
=> crook, curve
=> arch, curve, arc
=> incurvate
=> retroflex, replicate
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> double over, double, double up
=> fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> curl up, curl, draw in
Sense 2
lean
> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
=> docket
=> cock
=> postpose
=> prepose
=> step
=> replace, put back
=> stratify
=> plant
=> intersperse
=> nestle, snuggle
=> pile
=> arrange, set up
=> superimpose, superpose, lay over
=> superpose
=> park
=> ensconce, settle
=> emplace
=> emplace
=> ship
=> underlay
=> trench
=> pigeonhole
=> shelve
=> jar
=> repose
=> stick, put forward
=> sign
=> middle
=> parallelize
=> butt
=> recess
=> reposition
=> throw, thrust
=> tee, tee up
=> rack up
=> coffin
=> bed
=> appose
=> set down, put down, place down
=> sow, sough, seed
=> misplace
=> juxtapose
=> set down
=> bottle
=> bucket
=> barrel
=> ground
=> pillow, rest
=> misplace, mislay, lose
=> upend
=> seat, sit, sit down
=> lay, put down, repose
=> stand, stand up, place upright
=> recline
=> plant, set
=> install, instal, put in, set up
=> situate, fix, posit, deposit
=> ladle
=> poise
=> lean
=> clap
=> rest
=> perch
=> load
=> cram
=> set
=> siphon
=> position
=> glycerolize, glycerolise
=> space
=> marshal
=> settle, settle down
=> throw
=> imbricate
Sense 3
tend, be given, lean, incline, run
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 4
lean
> trust, swear, rely, bank
=> credit
=> lean
=> count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
Sense 5
list, lean
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lean
Sense 1
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> bend, flex
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Sense 2
lean
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
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Sense 3
tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> be
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Sense 4
lean
=> trust, swear, rely, bank
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Sense 5
list, lean
=> move
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Grep of verb lean
clean
dry clean
glean
houseclean
lean
lean against
lean back
lean on
make clean
spring-clean
steam clean
vacuum-clean
Antonyms of adj lean
4 senses of lean
Sense 1
thin (vs. fat), lean
Sense 2
lean (vs. rich)
rich (vs. lean)
Sense 3
lean, skimpy
INDIRECT (VIA insufficient) -> sufficient
Sense 4
lean
INDIRECT (VIA unprofitable) -> profitable
Similarity of adj lean
4 senses of lean
Sense 1
thin (vs. fat), lean
=> anorexic, anorectic
=> bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
=> deep-eyed, hollow-eyed, sunken-eyed
=> gangling, gangly, lanky
=> lank, spindly
=> rawboned
=> reedy, reedlike
=> twiggy, twiglike
=> scarecrowish
=> scraggy, boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy
=> shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
=> slender, slight, slim, svelte
=> slender-waisted, slim-waisted, wasp-waisted
=> spare, trim
=> spindle-legged, spindle-shanked
=> stringy, wiry
=> wisplike, wispy
Also See> ectomorphic#1; thin#1
Sense 2
lean (vs. rich)
Sense 3
lean, skimpy
=> insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient
Sense 4
lean
=> unprofitable (vs. profitable)
Pertainyms of adj lean
Attributes of adj lean
1 of 4 senses of lean
Sense 1
thin (vs. fat), lean
=> body weight
Domain of adj lean
Domain Terms of adj lean
Familiarity of adj lean
lean used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj lean
aeschylean
aristotelean
boolean
carolean
cerulean
chilean
clean
galilean
herculean
lean
leaning
mephistophelean
tyrolean
unclean
Grep of adv lean
clean
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