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Recline Common

Recline has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
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.

Verb
1

move the upper body backwards and down

2

cause to recline

"She reclined her head on the pillow"

3

lean in a comfortable resting position

"He was reposing on the couch"

4

To cause to lean back; to bend back.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
lean put lie
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fall back rest
Rhyming Words
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