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| English Dictionary: recline |
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| 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
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Recline \Re*cline"\, 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.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Recline \Re*cline"\, 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.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Recline \Re*cline"\, 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.
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