lean vs position

lean and position both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lean	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position is a hypernym of lean; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than lean:

lean: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
position: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

Other hypernyms of lean include spatial relation.

As verbs, position is a hypernym of lean; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than lean:

Other hypernyms of lean include lay, place, pose, put, set.

lean (noun)	position (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical	the act of putting something in a certain place
	a job in an organization
	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
	a rationalized mental attitude
	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

lean (adjective)	position (adjective)
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
lacking excess flesh
not profitable or prosperous
containing little excess

lean (verb)	position (verb)
rely on for support	put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to lean or incline	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
to incline or bend from a vertical position
cause to lean to the side
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined