lean
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2.5
- adjective
- /lin/
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- Think of those lean arms, those lean shoulders.
- a lean body
- lean manufacturing
- lean and mean
It's going to cause them to get lean and fit instead.
- It's going to cause them to get lean and fit instead.
- Tell us what the tuna, eggs, lean pork, fish.
- And your options are stubby and soft, long and lean, or small and uncut.
- And I came back senior year, like, lean, athletic, more confident.
- First one, you've got a really lean Bony face.
- It's very hard to maintain lean muscle mass once you're our age.
- Because you and I are both very lean, but muscular.
- DEXA looks at bone and it looks at lean tissue collectively.
- out of your diet and just focusing on healthy fats and lean proteins and, and,
- When you start focusing on getting your abs, getting lean, jacked and rich.
- And today's intention, today's topic is how to get lean and not bulky.
Examples
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It's been a lean year for most folks.
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It's going to cause them to get lean and fit instead.
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Almost 30 years old, his body is lean and hard as a tree trunk.
Fiction book (1991) -
Because you and I are both very lean, but muscular.
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We just goin' through some lean times.
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We must look forward to lean and frugal budgets.
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So I use fresh pineapple shrimp, which is a lean protein source.
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Athletes, like ballet dancers, place an emphasis on lean body weight and experience intense performance expectations.
Academic text (1991) -
After sticking to a strict diet, she finally achieved a lean physique.
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In a lean economy, businesses often cut back on unnecessary expenses.
Synonyms
314
1.0
Having little body fat and a slim shape
298
1.3
Very thin in a way that looks unhealthy
60
1.0
Thin and with little body fat
40
4.2
Very thin and weak in a way that looks unhealthy
14
4.8
A person or animal that is thin, strong, and has little fat
1
7.0
Very thin person with little or no fat
An animal or object with a slim, narrow body
Having a thin, narrow body shape
Having a long thin body
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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6.7
A simple shelter with one sloping roof leaning against another building or standing alone
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lean comes from an old English word that meant 'to bend' and 'thin', so it carries both pictures of a slope and of having little extra. Think of a 'lean' cut of meat with very little fat, and you will remember that lean means thin or with few resources.