*lean*

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Aristotle; Aristotelian. Aristotelean logic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. caeruleus. ] Sky-colored; blue; azure. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall [ 1913 Webster ]

A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Chile or its inhabitants; as, Chilean volcanoes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A native or resident of Chile; Chilian. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Bot.) Same as Monkey-puzzle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Compar. Cleaner superl. Cleanest. ] [ OE. clene, AS. cl&aemacr_;ne; akin to OHG. chleini pure, neat, graceful, small, G. klein small, and perh. to W. glan clean, pure, bright; all perh. from a primitive, meaning bright, shining. Cf. Glair. ] 1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, a clean trick; a clean leap over a fence. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire. [ 1913 Webster ]

When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of corners of thy field. Lev. xxiii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Ps. li. 10 [ 1913 Webster ]

That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy. “Lothair is clean.” F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

A clean bill of health, a certificate from the proper authority that a ship is free from infection. --
Clean breach. See under Breach, n., 4. --
To make a clean breast. See under Breast. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely. “Domestic broils clean overblown.” Shak.

“Clean contrary.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the people were passed clean over Jordan. Josh. iii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously. [ Obs. ] “Pope came off clean with Homer.” Henley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cleaned p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaning. ] [ See Clean, a., and cf. Cleanse. ] To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse. [ 1913 Webster ]

To clean out, to exhaust; to empty; to get away from (one) all his money. [ Colloq. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Clear-cut. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, cleans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a shop where dry cleaning is done.
Syn. -- dry cleaners, laundry, laundry shop. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The act of making clean. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. Gardner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cleanly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. With well-proportioned, unblemished limbs; as, a clean-limbed young fellow. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cleanly. ] State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cleanliness from head to heel. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. living in a manner above moral reproach; especially, abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse and excessive drunkenness.
Syn. -- chaste. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ Compar. Cleanlier superl. Cleanliest. ] [ From Clean. ] 1. Habitually clean; pure; innocent. “Cleanly joys.” Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some plain but cleanly country maid. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Displays her cleanly platter on the board. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc. [ Obs. ] “With cleanly powder dry their hair.” Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Through his fine handling and his cleanly play. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a clean manner; neatly. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was very cleanly dressed. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Innocently; without stain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Adroitly; dexterously. Middleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cl&unr_;nnes. See Clean. ] 1. The state or quality of being clean. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Purity of life or language; freedom from licentious courses. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cleansed p. pr. & vb. n. Cleansing. ] [ AS. cl&aemacr_;nsian, fr. cl&aemacr_;ne clean. See Clean. ] To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we walk in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John i. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased,
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff
Which weighs upon the heart? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having been made clean. Opposite of dirty. clean
Syn. -- cleaned, scrubbed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. cl&aemacr_;nsere. ] One who, or that which, cleanses; especially, a detergent or other preparation used for cleaning. Arbuthnot.
Syn. -- cleansing agent, cleaner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having the surface shaved to smoothness.
Syn. -- smooth-shaven, well-shaven. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Well-proportioned; symmetrical. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Creoles. -- n. A Creole. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to clean without the use of water; -- usually by immersing in an organic solvent to remove grease. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. cleaned without the use of water; -- usually by immersing in an organic solvent to remove grease. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who writes epistles; a correspondent. Mary Cowden Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. galiléen. ] Of or relating to Galilee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Muslims and Pagans. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A collection made by gleaning. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gleans of yellow thyme distend his thighs. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cleaning; afterbirth. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gleaned p. pr. & vb. n. Gleaning. ] [ OE. glenen, OF. glener, glaner, F. glaner, fr. LL. glenare; cf. W. glan clean, glanh&unr_;u to clean, purify, or AS. gelm, gilm, a hand&unr_;ul. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gathering. [ 1913 Webster ]

To glean the broken ears after the man
That the main harvest reaps. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To gather from (a field or vineyard) what is left. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To collect with patient and minute labor; to pick out; to obtain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Content to glean what we can from . . . experiments. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers. [ 1913 Webster ]

And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers. Ruth ii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pick up or gather anything by degrees. [ 1913 Webster ]

Piecemeal they this acre first, then that;
Glean on, and gather up the whole estate. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who gathers after reapers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who gathers slowly with labor. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected by gleaning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glenings of natural knowledge. Cook. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. herculeus, fr. Hercules: cf. F. herculéen. See Hercules. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs. “Herculean Samson.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Icel. leyna; akin to G. läugnen to deny, AS. l&ymacr_;gnian, also E. lie to speak falsely. ] To conceal. [ Obs. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Leaned sometimes Leant (l&ebreve_;nt); p. pr. & vb. n. Leaning. ] [ OE. lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlinōn, D. leunen, OHG. hlinēn, linēn, G. lehnen, L. inclinare, Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. √40. Cf. Declivity, Climax, Incline, Ladder. ] 1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column. “He leant forward.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

They delight rather to lean to their old customs. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against. [ 1913 Webster ]

He leaned not on his fathers but himself. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ From Lean, v. i.; AS. hl&aemacr_;nan, v. t., fr. hleonian, hlinian, v. i. ] To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

His fainting limbs against an oak he leant. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Leaner superl. Leanest. ] [ OE. lene, AS. hl&aemacr_;ne; prob. akin to E. lean to incline. See Lean, v. i. ] 1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages. “No lean wardrobe.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their lean and flashy songs. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

What the land is, whether it be fat or lean. Num. xiii. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

Out of my lean and low ability
I'll lend you something. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Typog.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- slender; spare; thin; meager; lank; skinny; gaunt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Typog.) Unremunerative copy or work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having a thin face. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Typog.) slender or narrow; -- said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height. W. Savage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Meagerly; without fat or plumpness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hl&aemacr_;nnes. ] The condition or quality of being lean. [ 1913 Webster ]