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Recline

//ɹɪˈklaɪn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.

    "To gain a little more space, airlines are turning to a new generation of seats that use lighter materials and less padding, moving the magazine pocket above the tray table and even reducing or eliminating the recline in seats."

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to lean back; to bend back. transitive
  2. 2
    lean in a comfortable resting position wordnet
  3. 3
    To put in a resting position. transitive

    "She reclined her arms on the table and sighed."

  4. 4
    cause to recline wordnet
  5. 5
    To lean back. intransitive

    "to recline against a wall"

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  1. 6
    move the upper body backwards and down wordnet
  2. 7
    To put oneself in a resting position. intransitive

    "to recline on a couch"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin reclīnāre (“to bend back”). Compare decline, incline.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin reclīnāre (“to bend back”). Compare decline, incline.

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