Make+lean

  • 1lean — I. verb (leaned; leaning) Etymology: Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; akin to Old High German hlinēn to lean, Greek klinein, Latin clinare Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to incline, deviate, or bend from a… …

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  • 2Lean manufacturing — or lean production, which is often known simply as Lean , is the practice of a theory of production that considers the expenditure of resources for any means other than the creation of value for the presumed customer to be wasteful, and thus a… …

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  • 3Lean construction — is a translation and adaption of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the end to end design and construction process. Unlike manufacturing, construction is a project based production process. Lean construction is concerned with the… …

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  • 4Lean software development — is a translation of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the software development domain. Adapted from the Toyota Production System, a pro lean subculture is emerging from within the Agile community. Origin The term Lean Software… …

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  • 5lean — vb *slant, slope, incline Analogous words: bend, *curve: *turn, deflect, divert, sheer lean adj Lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, angular, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of absence of super fluous flesh. Lean stresses the lack of fat… …

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  • 6Make Up Bag — Single by The Dream featuring T.I. from the album Love King Release …

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  • 7Make Me Shine — Single by Echo the Bunnymen from the album Flowers Released …

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  • 8lean — v. 1) (d; intr.) to lean across, over (to lean across a table) 2) (d; intr.) to lean against, on (to lean against a wall; to lean on a desk) 3) (d; intr.) to lean on ( to rely on ) (they had to lean on their friends for help) 4) (colloq.) (d;… …

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  • 9Lean laboratory — A lean laboratory is one which is focused on testing products and materials to deliver results in the most efficient way in terms of cost or speed or both. Lean laboratory is a management and organization process derived from Lean Manufacturing… …

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  • 10lean — lean1 [ lin ] (past tense and past participle leaned [ lind ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive lean forward/back/toward/across etc. to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist: The… …

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