Found 3 items, similar to Recline.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: recline
berbaring, bersandar, menyandarkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: recline
recline
v 1: move the upper body backwards and down [syn:
lean back]
2: cause to recline;
“She reclined her head on the pillow”
3: lean in a comfortable resting position;
“He was reposing on
the couch” [syn:
recumb,
repose]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Recline
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.
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The mother
Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden.
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Recline
\Re*cline"\, v. i.
1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
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2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to
recline on a couch.
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Recline
\Re*cline"\, a. [L. reclinis. See
Recline, v. t.]
Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]
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They sat, recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
--Milton.
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