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recline
[ ri-klahyn ]
verb (used without object)
- to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
recline
/ rɪˈklaɪn; ˌrɛklɪˈneɪʃən /
verb
- to rest or cause to rest in a leaning position
Derived Forms
- reclination, noun
- ˈԲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ··Բ·پDz [rek-l, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
- -·Ա adjective
- -·iԲ adjective
- ܲr·Ա adjective
- ܲr·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of recline1
Example Sentences
On the trade show floor, all manner of vendors were selling the latest popcorn toppings, reclining theater seats, carpet samples and a smart bar that said it would pour the perfect cocktail in four seconds.
Wayne sits in a reclining chair where he spends most of his days.
Down by the lawn, some of the newest occupants at the Santa Monica complex, called the Water Garden, reclined in Adirondack chairs with books in hand.
That campaign also carried American political satire to new heights as, typically, a withering political cartoon caricatured a monstrously bloated Hanna, reclining on money bags given by millionaires like banker J.P.
She also spots smaller mistakes - stemmed wine glasses and pepper mills didn't exist and people would be reclining while eating not sitting on dining chairs.
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