'Recline' definitions:
Definition of 'recline'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Recline'
From: GCIDE
- Recline \Re*cline"\, v. i.
- 1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Recline'
From: GCIDE
- Recline \Re*cline"\, a. [L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.] Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Recline'
From: GCIDE
- Recline \Re*cline"\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclined (r[-e]*kl[imac]nd"); 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. [1913 Webster]
- The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'recline'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abut on,
- be based on,
- bear on,
- bed,
- bed down,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- cant,
- couch,
- crawl,
- curl up,
- go to bed,
- go to rest,
- grovel,
- heel,
- incline,
- lay,
- lean,
- lean on,
- lie,
- lie down,
- lie flat,
- lie limply,
- lie on,
- lie prone,
- lie prostrate,
- list,
- loll,
- lounge,
- perch,
- prone,
- prostrate,
- rely on,
- repose,
- repose on,
- rest,
- rest on,
- ride,
- settle to rest,
- sit on,
- slope,
- snug down,
- sprawl,
- stand on,
- straddle,
- stretch out,
- stride,
- supinate,
- take it easy,
- take life easy,
- tilt,
- tip