Overview of noun leaner

The noun leaner has 1 sense

• leaner -- ((horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake)

Overview of adj lean

The adj lean has 4 senses

• thin, lean -- (lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare)


• lean -- (lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel")


• lean, skimpy -- (containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance")


• lean -- (not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year")