lean
معنی فارسی
لاغر نزار لخم بي چربي کم سود بي برکت سبک ضعيف
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian, from Proto-Germanic *hlinōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
مثال
- She leaned against the wall for support.
- He leaned forward to get a better view.
- The tower is leaning due to structural damage.
ترکیبهای رایج
Lean against the wall Lean forward Lean on someone Lean to one side
تعریف انگلیسی
- 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”
- to incline or bend from a vertical position “She leaned over the banister” “Something ----s” “Something is ----ing PP” “Somebody ----s PP”
- cause to lean or incline “He leaned his rifle against the wall” “Somebody ----s something PP” “They lean their rifles on the cabinet”
- 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” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE”
- rely on for support “We can lean on this man” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- cause to lean to the side “Erosion listed the old tree” “Something ----s somethingIII”
- lacking excess flesh “you can't be too rich or too thin” “Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare” “Attrubites: body weight”
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material “lean ore” “lean fuel”
- containing little excess “a lean budget” “a skimpy allowance”
- not profitable or prosperous “a lean year”
مترادفها
I. verb neuter
1. Incline (from a perpendicular), slope.
2. Recline, bear, rest, repose.
3. Tend, have a tendency.
4. Repose, rely, depend, confide, trust.
II. verb active
Rest, incline for support, lay.
III. adjective
1. Thin, poor, gaunt, emaciated, meagre, lank, skinny, fallen away.
2. Barren, jejune, meagre, tame, prosy, dull.
3. Scanty, slender, pitiful, inadequate, not full or abundant, not plentiful, not ample, not enough.
4. Free from fat, destitute of fat.
5. Barren, bare, unfertile, unproductive.