Slim vs. Lean — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Slim and Lean
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Definitions
Slim➦
(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender
Her slim figure
The girls were tall and slim
Lean➦
Be in or move into a sloping position
He leaned back in his chair
Slim➦
(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small
There was just a slim chance of success
A slim majority of sixteen
Lean➦
A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination
The vehicle has a definite lean to the left
Slim➦
Crafty, sly, or unscrupulous.
Lean➦
The lean part of meat
The man who eats no fat and the wife who eats no lean
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Slim➦
Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting
If he's overweight, he should slim
Lean➦
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat
His lean, muscular body
Slim➦
A course or period of slimming
A sponsored slim
Lean➦
Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre
The lean winter months
Keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years
Slim➦
A term used in parts of Africa to refer to AIDS.
Lean➦
(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air
Lean air-to-fuel ratios
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Slim➦
Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.
Lean➦
To bend or slant away from the vertical.
Slim➦
Small in quantity or amount; meager
Slim chances of success.
Lean➦
To incline the weight of the body so as to be supported
Leaning against the doorpost.
Slim➦
To become or make slim.
Lean➦
To rely for assistance or support
Lean on me for help.
Slim➦
To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.
Lean➦
To have a tendency or preference
A government that leans toward fascism.
Slim➦
Slender, thin.
Lean➦
(Informal) To exert pressure
The boss is leaning on us to meet the deadline.
Slim➦
(of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young.
Lean➦
To set or place so as to be resting or supported
Leaned the ladder against the wall.
Slim➦
Designed to make the wearer appear slim.
Lean➦
To cause to incline
Leaned the boards so the rain would run off.
Slim➦
(of an object) Long and narrow.
Lean➦
A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.
Slim➦
(of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
Lean➦
Meat with little or no fat.
Slim➦
(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.
Lean➦
Not fleshy or fat; thin.
Slim➦
Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
Lean➦
Containing little fat or less fat relative to a standard
Lean hamburger.
Slim➦
Sly, crafty.
Lean➦
Not productive or prosperous; meager
Lean years.
Slim➦
A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
I only smoke slims.
Lean➦
Containing little excess or waste; spare
A lean budget.
Slim➦
A potato farl.
Lean➦
Thrifty in management, especially by employing just enough people to accomplish a task or do business
"Company leaders know their industries must be lean to survive" (Christian Science Monitor).
Slim➦
AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
Lean➦
(Metallurgy) Low in mineral contents
Lean ore.
Slim➦
Cocaine.
Lean➦
(Chemistry) Lacking in combustible material
Lean fuel.
Slim➦
(intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
Lean➦
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
A leaning column
She leaned out of the window.
Slim➦
(transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.
Lean➦
(copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
I’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election.
The Hispanic vote leans Democratic.
Slim➦
Worthless; bad.
Lean➦
Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
Slim➦
Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
Lean➦
To hang outwards.
Slim➦
Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
Lean➦
To press against.
Slim➦
Take off weight
Lean➦
To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
Slim➦
Being of delicate or slender build;
She was slender as a willow shoot is slender
A slim girl with straight blonde hair
Watched her slight figure cross the street
Lean➦
To conceal.
Slim➦
Small in quantity;
Slender wages
A slim chance of winning
A small surplus
Lean➦
(of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.
Lean➦
(uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.
Lean➦
An organism that is lean in stature.
Lean➦
A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, especially popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
Lean➦
(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
Lean➦
(of meat) Having little fat.
Lean steak cuts
Lean➦
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
A lean budget
A lean harvest
Lean➦
Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
A lean ore hardly worth mining.
Running on too lean a fuel-air mixture will cause, among other problems, your internal combustion engine to heat up too much.
Lean➦
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
Lean copy, matter, or type
Lean➦
(business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
Lean management
Lean manufacturing
Alcoa is now a lean and agile enterprise, after having split last year into two entities.
Lean➦
To conceal.
Lean➦
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.
Lean➦
To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; - with to, toward, etc.
They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
Lean➦
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; - with on, upon, or against.
He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
Lean➦
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
His fainting limbs against an oak he leant.
Lean➦
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
Lean➦
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.
Their lean and flashy songs.
What the land is, whether it be fat or lean.
Out of my lean and low abilityI'll lend you something.
Lean➦
Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; - opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
Lean➦
That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle without the fat.
The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy.
Lean➦
Unremunerative copy or work.
Lean➦
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical;
The tower had a pronounced tilt
The ship developed a list to starboard
He walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Lean➦
To incline or bend from a vertical position;
She leaned over the banister
Lean➦
Cause to lean or incline;
He leaned his rifle against the wall
Lean➦
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined;
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence
Lean➦
Rely on for support;
We can lean on this man
Lean➦
Cause to lean to the side;
Erosion listed the old tree
Lean➦
Lacking excess flesh;
You can't be too rich or too thin
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look
Lean➦
Lacking in mineral content or combustible material;
Lean ore
Lean fuel
Lean➦
Containing little excess;
A lean budget
A skimpy allowance
Lean➦
Low in mineral content;
A lean ore
Lean➦
Not profitable or prosperous;
A lean year
