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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

lean

/ˈliːn/

verb

to bend or move someone's body in a particular direction; (adj) very little fat

  • “He has a strong shoulder for you to lean on.”Tatoeba
  • “I am usually lean yet right now I am fat.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))

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