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Meaning of reclining

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

reclining

verb

Definitions

  1. To cause to lean back; to bend back.

  2. To put in a resting position.

    Example: She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.

  3. To lean back.

    Example: to recline against a wall

  4. To put oneself in a resting position.

    Example: to recline on a couch

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of one who reclines.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

    Example: a reclining armchair

  2. Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.