recline : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: recline	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for recline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recline v move the upper body backwards and down [syn: lean back, recline] cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow" lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" Synonym(s): recumb, repose, recline
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recline \Recline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclining}.] [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See {Incline}, {Lean} to incline.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recline \Recline"\, v. i. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recline \Recline"\, a. [L. reclinis. See {Recline}, v. t.] Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] They sat, recline* On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. --Milton.