Lean vs. Prop — What's the Difference?

Be in or move into a sloping position

An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination

One that serves as a means of support or assistance.

The lean part of meat

Any of the articles other than costumes and scenery used by an actor or performer during a performance on stage or in a film.

(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat

Someone or something displayed to impress others or provide a false impression.

Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre

A propeller.

(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air

To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

To bend or slant away from the vertical.

An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

To incline the weight of the body so as to be supported

(rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.

To rely for assistance or support

Any of the seashells in the game of props.

To have a tendency or preference

An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

(Informal) To exert pressure

An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.

To set or place so as to be resting or supported

The propeller of an aircraft.

To cause to incline

A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.

A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.

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Meat with little or no fat.

To support or shore up something.

Not fleshy or fat; thin.

(intransitive) To play rugby in the prop position.

Containing little fat or less fat relative to a standard

To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.

Not productive or prosperous; meager

To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.

Containing little excess or waste; spare

A shell, used as a die. See Props.

Thrifty in management, especially by employing just enough people to accomplish a task or do business

That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building.

(Metallurgy) Low in mineral contents

To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state.

(Chemistry) Lacking in combustible material

A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.

Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie;

(copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.

A propeller that rotates to push against air

Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.

Support by placing against something solid or rigid;

To hang outwards.

To press against.

To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.

To conceal.

(of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.

(uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.

An organism that is lean in stature.

A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, especially popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.

(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.

(of meat) Having little fat.

Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.

Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.

Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.

(business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".

To conceal.

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.

To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; - with to, toward, etc.

To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; - with on, upon, or against.

To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.

Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.

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.

Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; - opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.

That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.

Unremunerative copy or work.

The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;

To incline or bend from a vertical position;

Cause to lean or incline;

Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;

Rely on for support;

Cause to lean to the side;

Lacking excess flesh;

Lacking in mineral content or combustible material;

Containing little excess;

Low in mineral content;

Not profitable or prosperous;