recline
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
Origin of recline
1Other words from recline
- re·clin·a·ble, adjective
- rec·li·na·tion [rek-luh-ney-shuhn], /ˌrɛk ləˈneɪ ʃən/, noun
- half-re·clined, adjective
- half-re·clin·ing, adjective
- un·re·clined, adjective
- un·re·clin·ing, adjective
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How to use recline in a sentence
There are no vibration functions and it doesn’t recline, but for a simple, lightweight massage chair, this is great for apartments and small spaces.
Best massage chair: Take relaxation to a new level right in your living room | Irena Collaku | August 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThese large chairs can recline and raise your legs above your chest.
Best massage chair: Take relaxation to a new level right in your living room | Irena Collaku | August 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYou won’t be folding yourself into your doll-sized coach seat only to have the lady in front of you recline, so that now only one of your lungs can inflate.
Okay, so maybe we don’t miss everything about holiday travel | Liz Langley | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostI’m not sure what points I’m hitting every time I recline on its stabby array, but with a few minutes of wiggling and microadjustments, I never fail to find something that feels good.
So in order for you to recline to a position that you might want to be in, you will need to essentially either put force into it if you’re a light body type in order to hold yourself in that position.
Everything I Learned in My Quest for a Better Work-From-Home Chair | Patrick Lucas Austin | July 29, 2020 | Time
The incidents have sparked wide debate about whether passengers should opt to recline at all.
But of course someone always will recline her seat, like the people in the first row, or the woman in front of me, whom I hate.
Round the three walls is a raised daīs called "lewan," covered with rugs or mattresses, on which the guests recline.
Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt | R. Talbot KellyTo move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
Scottish Ghost Stories | Elliott O'DonnellPassengers will please recline in their bunks and fasten the retaining straps before the steward arrives.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyI asked him to cause her to pass out of her ecstacy, and recline on the bed.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847 | T. W. (Thomas William) AlliesBruce and Emmie had the railway carriage to themselves, and the invalid was thus able to recline as on a couch.
The Haunted Room | A. L. O. E.
British Dictionary definitions for recline
/ (rɪˈklaɪn) /
to rest or cause to rest in a leaning position
Origin of recline
1Derived forms of recline
- reclinable, adjective
- reclination (ˌrɛklɪˈneɪʃən), noun
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