leaner

[ lee-ner ]

noun

1. a person or thing that leans. lean.
2. Horseshoes. a thrown horseshoe that leans lean against the stake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leaner¹

First recorded in 1530–40; lean ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He looks leaner and more fluid, byproducts of a revamped diet, and his understanding of his adopted position has improved.

From Washington Post

By leveraging cloud technology to cut down on the amount of physical infrastructure needed and allow for remote working with leaner teams on-site, these big events could be more inclusive, efficient, and sustainable.

From MIT Technology Review

Recently, the company launched a leaner product, resembling an airport check-in kiosk, that processes medication sales but does not actually dispense the drugs.

From Popular-Science

A leaner story could have allowed more time to develop General Kirigan with a little more nuance.

From The Daily Beast

Anteosaurus probably had leaner limbs than related plant eaters.

From Science News For Students

But will forgoing your morning oatmeal really lead to a leaner body and better athletic performance?

From The Daily Beast

In the new, leaner strategy, any bloat has to go, even if it means reversing on a major earlier decision.

From The Daily Beast

And, with the work of the auto task force, GM was supposed to be made leaner, and more responsive.

From The Daily Beast

The meat was distinctly sweeter than beef, and so much leaner.

From The Daily Beast

A preference for leaner, more efficient government is the concern that unites all Republicans.

From The Daily Beast

Riches go the rich, lean ones grow leaner, while the fat ones grow fatter.

From Project Gutenberg

Weston was a little leaner, and his face was grimmer than it had been, for the whimsical carelessness had faded out of it.

From Project Gutenberg

Napoleon entered in a dark-blue coat “that made his lean yellow face look leaner and yellower than ever.”

From Project Gutenberg

The common horse is higher, leaner, less broad on the chest, and with the crupper thinner and more depressed.

From Project Gutenberg

He hunted as best he could with very little success, and grew leaner and hungrier than he had ever been before in his life.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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