Recline
11recline — [[t]rɪkla͟ɪn[/t]] reclines, reclining, reclined 1) VERB If you recline on something, you sit or lie on it with the upper part of your body supported at an angle. [V prep] She proceeded to recline on a chaise longue... [V ing] Move to a reclining… …
12recline — re|cline [rıˈklaın] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: recliner, from Latin reclinare, from clinare to bend ] 1.) [i]formal to lie or lean back in a relaxed way recline in/on ▪ I spent Sunday reclining in a deck chair. ▪ A solitary figure… …
13recline — UK [rɪˈklaɪn] / US verb Word forms recline : present tense I/you/we/they recline he/she/it reclines present participle reclining past tense reclined past participle reclined 1) [intransitive] to lie or lean in a comfortable position with your… …
14recline — v. 1 intr. assume or be in a horizontal or leaning position, esp. in resting. 2 tr. cause to recline or move from the vertical. Derivatives: reclinable adj. Etymology: ME f. OE recliner or L reclinare bend back, recline (as RE , clinare bend) …
15recline — verb Recline is used with these nouns as the object: ↑seat …
16recline — verb 1》 lean or lie back in a relaxed position. 2》 (of a seat) have a back able to move into a sloping position. Derivatives reclinable adjective Origin ME: from OFr. recliner or L. reclinare bend back, recline , from re back + clinare to bend …
17recline — verb 1 (I) formal to lie or lean back in a relaxed way (+ in/on): a girl reclining on a deck chair 2 (I, T) if you recline a seat or if it reclines, the back of the seat is lowered, so that you can lean back in it: reclining seats …
18recline — verb recline on the sofa Syn: lie, lie down, lie back, lean back; be recumbent; relax, repose, loll, lounge, sprawl, stretch out; literary couch …
19recline — verb (reclined; reclining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French recliner, from Latin reclinare, from re + clinare to bend more at lean Date: 15th century transitive verb to cause or permit to incline backwards… …
20recline — reclinable, adj. reclination /rek leuh nay sheuhn/, n. /ri kluyn /, v., reclined, reclining. v.i. 1. to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position. v.t. 2. to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position. [1375 1425; late ME …
