Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lean | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
spare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
lean (noun) | spare (noun) |
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical | a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls |
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle | |
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus |
lean (adjective) | spare (adjective) |
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lacking in mineral content or combustible material | lacking in magnitude or quantity |
lacking excess flesh | thin and fit |
not profitable or prosperous | lacking embellishment or ornamentation |
containing little excess | not taken up by scheduled activities |
more than is needed, desired, or required | |
kept in reserve especially for emergency use |
lean (verb) | spare (verb) |
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rely on for support | use frugally or carefully |
cause to lean or incline | give up what is not strictly needed |
to incline or bend from a vertical position | refrain from harming |
cause to lean to the side | save or relieve from an experience or action |
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined |