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recline
Definition of
recline
Verbs
move the upper body backwards and down
Synonyms:
lean back
Types:
fall back
fall backwards and down
Type of:
angle
,
lean
,
slant
,
tilt
,
tip
to incline or bend from a vertical position
cause to recline
"She reclined her head on the pillow"
Synonyms:
recumb
,
repose
lean in a comfortable resting position
Type of:
lay
,
place
,
pose
,
position
,
put
,
set
put into a certain place or abstract location
lean in a comfortable resting position
Synonyms:
recumb
,
repose
Types:
rest
be at rest
catch some Z's
,
kip
,
log Z's
,
sleep
,
slumber
be asleep
drowse
be on the verge of sleeping
Type of:
lie
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
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