Reclining

verb

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.verbTo cause to lean back; to bend back.

2.verbTo put in a resting position.

"She reclined her arms on the table and sighed."

3.verbTo lean back.

"to recline against a wall"

4.verbTo put oneself in a resting position.

"to recline on a couch"

5.nounThe act of one who reclines.

6.adjectiveCapable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

"a reclining armchair"

7.adjectiveBending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.

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