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What does lean in mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lean in? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something.
  2. To proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation.
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I have a chaste tree with a nice full shape, but the upper limbs seem spindly, and they all lean in one direction.
My voice gains strength as I lean in and whisper threatening words in his unhearing ear.
Source rocks lean in organic matter tend to be poor expellers of oils.
Any modest lean in these structures yields miscalculations, thus misguiding vessels and causing them to potentially run aground.
In a world screaming at us to lean in, we fearfully crave the experience of leaning out.
He follows this six-day cycle year-round, which allows him to keep growing yet stay lean in the offseason.

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