[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to incline or bend from a vertical position:She leaned out the window.", "to incline, as in a particular direction; slant :The post leans to the left.The building leaned sharply before renovation.", "to incline in feeling, opinion, action, etc.:to lean toward socialism.", "to rest against or on something for support:to lean against a wall.", "to depend or rely (usually followed byonorupon):someone he could lean on in an emergency."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to incline or bend:He leaned his head forward.", "to cause to lean or rest; prop :to lean a chair against the railing."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act or state of leaning; inclination :The tower has a pronounced lean."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Informal.to exert influence or pressure on in order to gain cooperation, maintain discipline, or the like:The state is leaning on the company to clean up its industrial wastes.to criticize, reprimand, or punish:I would have enjoyed school more if the teachers hadn't leaned on me so much.", "to exert influence or pressure on in order to gain cooperation, maintain discipline, or the like:The state is leaning on the company to clean up its industrial wastes.", "to criticize, reprimand, or punish:I would have enjoyed school more if the teachers hadn't leaned on me so much.", "to shift one's body weight forward or toward someone or something:Because Don was whispering, I had to lean in so I could hear him.He stood near home plate and leaned in for the pitch.to embrace risk, be assertive, etc., as to achieve the greatest level of success in the workplace:She really knows how to lean in—she'll have a corner office before long.", "to shift one's body weight forward or toward someone or something:Because Don was whispering, I had to lean in so I could hear him.He stood near home plate and leaned in for the pitch.", "to embrace risk, be assertive, etc., as to achieve the greatest level of success in the workplace:She really knows how to lean in—she'll have a corner office before long."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["(of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin:lean cattle.Synonyms: lanky , lank , skinny Antonyms: fat", "(of edible meat) containing little or no fat.Antonyms: fat", "lacking in richness, fullness, quantity, etc.; poor:a lean diet; lean years.Synonyms: jejune , unfruitful , barren , sparse Antonyms: fruitful", "spare; economical:a lean prose style.", "Automotive.(of a mixture in a fuel system) having a relatively low ratio of fuel to air ( rich ).", "(of paint) having more pigment than oil. Compare fat ( def 12 ) fat ( def 12 ).", "Nautical.(of a bow) having fine lines; sharp.", "Metallurgy.(of ore) having a low mineral content; low-grade."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the part of flesh that consists of muscle rather than fat.", "the lean part of anything.", "Typesetting.matter that is difficult to set because of complexity or intermixed fonts. Compare fat ( def 23 ) fat ( def 23 )."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["David,1908–91, British film director."]}]