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

Describes paint thinned with a spirit thus having a low oil content.

"Lean" and "Extra-lean" can be used to describe the fat content of meat, poultry, seafood, and game meats. "Lean" means the food has less than 10g of fat, less than 4g of saturated fat, and less than 95mg of cholesterol per serving (per 100g or a 3 ounce serving.) Some "lean" foods are Spanish mackerel, bluefin tuna, and domesticated rabbit./P Less The food, whether altered or not, must contain 25% less of a nutrient or of calories than the reference food, e.g. pretzels that have 25% less fat than potato chips can carry a less claim. Fewer is an acceptable synonym. Light This descriptor has two meanings: First, the product contains one-third fewer calories or half the fat of the reference food. If the food derives 50% percent or more of its calories from fat, the reduction must be 50% of the fat. Second, that the sodium content of a low-calorie, low-fat food has been reduced by 50%. It can still be used to describe such properties as texture and color, as long as the label explains the intent, e.g. "light brown sugar" and "light and fluffy".

A thin wine lacking in fruit but not acid.

lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"

low in mineral content; "a lean ore"

short on fruit

Describes a wine that is firm and muscular in feeling as opposed to soft and fleshy.

The opposite of fat or fleshy; usually a positive term used to describe a wine that's restrained of fruit and of relatively high acidity.

Generally not enough fruit and/or to much acidity, although not always a term of derision.

A not necessarily critical term used to describe wines made in an austere style. When used as a term of criticism, it indicates a wine is lacking in fruit.

Meat and poultry that has little or no fat, making it healthier to eat.

Lacking breadth of flavors.

Lean wines are slim, rather streamlined wines that lack generosity and fatness but can still be enjoyable and pleasant.

This can have good and bad meanings. It is a fault if it lacks in fruit, except if it is a young wine described as austere.

Used as an adjective to describe oil paint thinned with a spirit which results in a low oil content.

describes a wine that lacks flesh and body.

Wine is thin and tastes more acidic than fruity

A light-bodied wine. Can be a negative if the wine seems watery.

Indicates a wine is lacking in mouth-filling flavors.

Not always a bad thing, but sometimes a wine might not have enough body.

Used to describe wines made in an austere style. Can be a criticism when it indicates a wine is lacking in fruit.

Yet another synonym for 'acidic,' this one suggesting a light wine with sharp acidity, a good food wine.

term used in oil painting to refer to paint with low oil content or one that has been thinned with turpentine or spirits. See also fat.

the FDA-approved food-labeling term used to describe meat, poultry, game, fish or shellfish that contains less than 10 grams of fat, less than 4 grams of saturated fat and less than 95 mg of cholesterol per serving or per 100 grams.

Thin, lacking good fruit flavours.

More body would be good, sort of thin in the mouth, often too much astringency, sometimes a compliment for certain styles (see also body, thin).

When the air - fuel mixture is too rich, the driver may adjust the needles to lean out the mixture, i.e. increase the air to fuel ratio. If the engine runs too lean, it may get too hot which can severly damage the engine. The piston may get stuck inside of the cylinder.

When the needles on the carburetor are set such that the engine is not getting enough fuel, this is referred to as running lean. Running too lean may help fuel economy and appear to make the vehicle run better; however, it is also a sure way to shorten the life of the engine.

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"

to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"

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"

A tree trunk that is not vertical.