recline

Speech parts

1. recline - Noun

2. recline - Verb

Meaning

To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.

To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.

To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.

Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

repose recumb lean back chill out list rest lay sleep lie tip lying slope stretch pose idle
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Antonyms

level bear continue accept stand advice
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Hypernyms

place set position put angle lay

Hyponyms

rest fall back

Derivatives

reclined reclining

Examples

He was reposing on the couch Source: Internet

She reclined her head on the pillow Source: Internet

In the third photo (the second in the post), Kim opted to recline on the sand instead of sitting on her knees so her legion of followers could ogle her front, too. Source: Internet

It comes from the same root as the words incline ("bend toward") and recline ("bend backward"). Source: Internet

The punchy passenger is sitting in the last row of the American Airlines plane, and he can’t recline. Source: Internet

Now we’re standing in front of the “Man Cave”, where men recline in a black armchair, view an iPad with porn on it, and produce a sperm specimen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reclinate reclinated reclination reclineable reclined recliner