0 to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction:
lean and fit
2 If a period of time is lean, there is not enough of something, especially money or food, at that time:
It has been a particularly lean year for the education department.
3 A lean company or organization does not use too many people or spend too much money, so that there is no waste:
Nowadays even efficient, lean, well-run industries are failing.
4 to move your body away from a vertical position so that it is bent forward or resting against something, or to place something in a sloping position against something:
6 using fewer employees or less money in order to decrease waste, while continuing to operate effectively:
Companies are downsizing, aiming to be leaner and more efficient, with demands on employees for greater productivity.
With the application of lean management principles, suppliers and distributors have streamlined their processes.
lean enterprise/operation/organization When it comes to costs, they pride themselves on running a lean operation.
get/become leaner The pack-houses and their workers have had to become leaner.
7 if a period of time is lean, there is not enough money or business at that time:
8 if costs, goods for sale, materials, or quantities of workers are lean, they are very low, or kept as low as possible:
The wall is leaning dangerously.
First, in many populations, cigarette smokers tend to be leaner than nonsmokers.
I leaned out of window for fresh air.
He too leans beside me, watching me write.
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