lean
Incline from vertical
Lean describes something with little fat or excess.
Lean meat has minimal fat.
A lean person is thin, especially in a fit or sinewy way.
A lean budget or operation has been stripped to essentials: We're running a lean startup.
Lean times are periods of scarcity.
To lean is to incline from vertical—against a wall, toward a person, or figuratively toward an opinion: I'm leaning toward accepting the offer.
A lean-to is a simple shelter that leans against another structure.
Angled rising surface
Made smooth and efficient
- stripped-downSimplified to basics
- minimalSmallest amount needed
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- agileLimber and quick-moving
nimble · tight · no-frills · mean · spare · cost-effective · optimized · productive
incline
Angled rising surface
recline · list · slope · pitch · cant · bend · prop · slouch · droop · lurch
slender
Thin and graceful
wiry · lithe · willowy · lanky · sinewy · spare · gaunt · bony · angular · rangy
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
- stripped-downSimplified to basics
- minimalSmallest amount needed
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
agile · nimble · tight · no-frills · mean · spare · cost-effective · optimized · productive · resourceful
depend
Require for support
rely · turn to · fall back on · look to · hinge on · rest on · support · anchor · pillar · mainstay
fat-free
Without dietary lipids
loin · tenderloin · sirloin · flank · fillet · game · venison · bison · turkey · chicken breast
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- long E soundbee, fee, see, tee, free
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
leanupright
Vertical or morally sound
straight · vertical · erect · straighten · perpendicular
- lean onDepend on for support
- leaning onSupported by contact with
- lean backTilt torso rearward
- leaned onSupported by contact
- lean intoCommit to something difficult
- leaning over backwardsExtreme effort to accommodate
leaning, leans, leaned, leant, leanness, leaner, leanest, lean-to, leanly