lean

:  the act or an instance of leaning :  inclination

1a :  lacking or deficient in fleshb :  containing little or no fat lean meat

2 :  lacking richness, sufficiency, or productiveness lean profits the lean years

3 :  deficient in an essential or important quality or ingredient: such asa of ore :  containing little valuable mineralb :  low in combustible component —used especially of fuel mixtures

4 :  characterized by economy (as of style, expression, or operation)

:  to make lean

:  the part of meat that consists principally of lean muscle

Sir David 1908–1991 British film director

1 :  to bend or tilt from an upright position Lean the ladder against the wall. I leaned forward.

2 :  to bend and rest on You can lean on me.

3 :  depend 1 She leans on her friends for help.

4 :  to tend or move toward in opinion, taste, or desire She leans towards city life.

1 :  having too little flesh :  skinny lean cattle

2 :  having little body fat a lean athlete

3 :  containing very little fat lean meat

4 :  not large or plentiful a lean harvest