Thesaurus: recline

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1. v. t. To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
2. v. i. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
3. v. i. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
4. v. t. Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
5. v. move the upper body backwards and down
6. v. cause to recline
7. v. lean in a comfortable resting position
8. To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand. The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden. 1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall. 2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch. Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.
9. To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in arecumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden.