reclining
/R IH0 K L AY1 N IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To cause to lean back; to bend back.
- 2
To put in a resting position.
“She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.”
- 3
To lean back.
“to recline against a wall”
- 4
To put oneself in a resting position.
“to recline on a couch”
noun
- 1
The act of one who reclines.
adjective
- 1
Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
“a reclining armchair”
- 2
Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.
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