That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle
without the fat.

Unremunerative copy or work.

To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.

Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning
the usual wages; – opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.

Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not
plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.

To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; –
with on, upon, or against.

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.

To conceal.

To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; –
with to, toward, etc.

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.