recline.
To cause to lean back; to bend back.
Meaning & usage
To cause to lean back; to bend back.
To put in a resting position.
She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.
To lean back.
to recline against a wall
To put oneself in a resting position.
to recline on a couch
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin reclīnāre (“to bend back”). Compare decline, incline.
A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin reclīnāre (“to bend back”). Compare decline, incline.
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