lean in WordNet English dictionary

1. to incline or bend from a vertical position
   "She leaned over the banister"
   lean  tilt  tip  slant  angle 
   
2. 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"
   tend  be given  lean  incline  run 
   
3. rely on for support
   "We can lean on this man"
   lean 
   
4. cause to lean or incline
   "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
   lean 
   
5. cause to lean to the side
   "Erosion listed the old tree"
   list  lean 
   

1. 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"
   tilt  list  inclination  lean  leaning 
   

1. lacking in mineral content or combustible material
   "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
   lean 
   
2. lacking excess flesh
   "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
   thin  lean 
   
3. not profitable or prosperous
   "a lean year"
   lean 
   
4. containing little excess
   "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
   lean  skimpy