lean
ADJECTIVENOUNVERB
/lin/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L
lean is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1A1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12
MEANING
What does lean mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Lacking excess flesh.
“Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Containing little excess.
“a lean budget”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
3
Not profitable or prosperous.
“a lean year”
SIMILAR
RELATED
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Lacking in mineral content or combustible material.
“lean ore”
“lean fuel”
ANTONYMS
RELATED
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Cause to lean to the side.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
To incline or bend from a vertical position.
“She leaned over the banister”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
4
Cause to lean or incline.
“He leaned his rifle against the wall”
BROADER
RELATED
5
Rely on for support.
“We can lean on this man”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD