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Lean meaning
To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. | To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc. | To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.
Example sentences (20)
Lean accounting (accounting for lean enterprise) main In the mid- to late-1990s several books were written about accounting in the lean enterprise (companies implementing elements of the Toyota Production System ).
When choosing ground meat, opt for 93% lean ground beef and 99% lean ground turkey.
Agile depends on Lean standards with professionals utilizing jargon from Lean manufacturing as opposed to Agile.
It’s a secular shift from linear, lean-back experiences to lean-forward experiences, where you’re participating in the entertainment.
The Cook Political Report seven House seats in Texas in their most competitive categories (Lean Democrat, Toss-up, or Lean Republican).
If this is like you a tech savvy person who is on the edge and wants to lean into technology and lean into battery electric, they're doing like you do.
In addition, Republicans and those who lean toward the Republican Party are more likely than Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party to express positive opinions about religious leaders.
Like many families, the 17-year-old business management major says his relatives are divided politically -- some are business owners who lean towards the right, while others prioritize social health care and lean left.
On the upside, he is energetic, colourful and endlessly entertaining, making people lean forward to the television, rather than lean back as they did with his predecessor.
While Lean and Six Sigma have their own sets of principles, Lean Six Sigma offers a separate set of principles that combines elements of both frameworks.
All of the sudden, they’d lose most of the toss-up races along with some of the “lean Democrat” races — and the “lean Republican” and “likely Republican” seats would become an uphill climb at best.
Before the multitudinous components of present biochemistry could come to lean together they had to lean on something else." citation McShea, Daniel W. and Wim Hordijk.
Quayle and Lean argued over how to portray the character, with Lean feeling Brighton to be an honourable character, while Quayle thought him an idiot.
Since it is redistributed to fat, certain lean breeds of dogs such as sight hounds will have prolonged recoveries from sodium thiopental due to their lack of body fat and their lean body mass.
So-called "lean" and "extra lean" hams must adhere to maximum levels of fat and cholesterol per 100 grams of product.
The tendency is to run lean, an equivalence ratio less than 1, to reduce the combustion temperature and thus reduce the NOx emissions; however, running the combustion lean makes it very susceptible to combustion instability.
A balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains provides the body with essential nutrients.
Additionally, subsidence has caused four smaller stupas as well as four surrounding mondop structures to lean slightly towards the main stupa.
After all, they play in a league notorious for scoring points, and as the Cougars get deeper into conference play they will need something to lean on.
After an initial peak in needs during the 2024 lean season, seasonal improvements in food security outcomes associated with the harvest in April and May 2024 are expected to be short-lived across the Southern African region.