Lean crossword clue 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters

We’re providing this list of answers for “Lean” based on its appearance in other puzzles, where similar wording led to the entries you see included here.

Suggested Answers:

  • SLANT
  • THIN
  • TONED
  • TILT
  • SPARE
  • INCLINE
  • LIST
  • RECLINE
  • SPARSE
  • LANK
  • CANT
  • SLENDER
  • MEAGRE
  • SVELTE
  • RELY
  • SLIM
  • MEAGER
  • GAUNT
  • HEEL
  • LEND

Synonyms and Definitions

SLANT

  • Synonyms: angle, cant, cant over, pitch, rake, tilt, tip, weight

THIN

  • Synonyms: cut, dilute, flimsy, fragile, lose weight, melt off, reduce, slender, slenderize, slight, slim, slim down, sparse, tenuous, thin out

TONED

  • Synonyms: chant, inflect, intone, modulate, strengthen, tone, tone up
  • Definition: Repeatedly and rhythmically drone on in a monotonous manner

TILT

  • Synonyms: arguing, argument, careen, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, inclination, joust, leaning, list, rock, shift, slant, sway, wobble

SPARE

  • Synonyms: bare, dispense with, excess, extra, fifth wheel, free, give up, part with, plain, redundant, save, scanty, spare part, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, trim, unembellished, unornamented

INCLINE

  • Synonyms: be given, dispose, ramp, run, side, slope, tend

LIST

  • Synonyms: heel, listing, name, number

RECLINE

  • Synonyms: lean back, recumb, repose

SPARSE

  • Synonyms: thin

LANK

  • Synonyms: spindly

CANT

  • Synonyms: argot, bank, bevel, buzzword, camber, chamfer, jargon, lingo, patois, pious platitude, slang, vernacular
  • Definition: Common expressions that have lost their meaning due to constant repetition

SLENDER

  • Synonyms: lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, svelte, sylphlike
  • Definition: Having a thin or fragile physique

MEAGRE

  • Synonyms: meager, meagerly, scrimpy, stingy

SVELTE

  • Synonyms: polished, refined, urbane

RELY

  • Synonyms: swear, trust

MEAGER

  • Synonyms: meagre

GAUNT

  • Synonyms: bony, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted

HEEL

  • Synonyms: blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, hound, reheel
  • Definition: The underside of a shoe or boot; the rear section of a shoe or boot that comes into contact with the ground and gives height.

LEND

  • Synonyms: add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, loan

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