WORD: LEAN
MEANING:
1.
a. Not fleshy or fat; thin.
b. Containing little fat or less fat relative to a standard: lean hamburger.
2.
a. Not productive or prosperous; meager: lean years.
b. Containing little excess or waste; spare: a lean budget.
c. 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).
3.
a. Metallurgy Low in mineral contents: lean ore.
4. thin, slim, trim
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Robin Uthappa might have gone through a lean patch in the domestic season, but he is back to his best in the ongoing Indian Premier League as the Karnataka batsman once again struck a brutal half-century to help his side beat Rising Pune Supergiant.
PRONOUNCE:
lean - लीन
LINK: LEAN
MEANING:
1.
a. Not fleshy or fat; thin.
b. Containing little fat or less fat relative to a standard: lean hamburger.
2.
a. Not productive or prosperous; meager: lean years.
b. Containing little excess or waste; spare: a lean budget.
c. 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).
3.
a. Metallurgy Low in mineral contents: lean ore.
4. thin, slim, trim
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Robin Uthappa might have gone through a lean patch in the domestic season, but he is back to his best in the ongoing Indian Premier League as the Karnataka batsman once again struck a brutal half-century to help his side beat Rising Pune Supergiant.
PRONOUNCE:
lean - लीन
LINK: LEAN
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