| VERB | motion | recline, lean back | move the upper body backwards and down |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | recline | cause to recline | |
| contact | recline, recumb, repose | lean in a comfortable resting position |
| Sounds | rihklay'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | Move the upper body backwards and down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | lean back | |
| Narrower | fall back | fall backwards and down |
| Broader | lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle | To incline or bend from a vertical position |
| Spanish | reclinarse | |
| Catalan | reclinar-se, recolzar-se | |
| Nouns | reclining | the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position |
| Meaning | Cause to recline. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She reclined her head on the pillow" | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Similar to | recumb, repose, recline | Lean in a comfortable resting position |
| Nouns | recliner | an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it |
| Meaning | Lean in a comfortable resting position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The children recline in the rocking chair; There recline some children in the rocking chair | |
| Synonyms | recumb, repose | |
| Narrower | rest | Be at rest |
| Broader | lie | Be lying, be prostrate |
| Similar to | recline | Cause to recline |
| Nouns | reclining | the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position |
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