recline

Meaning of recline

noun

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. To cause to lean back; to bend back.
  2. To put in a resting position.
    She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.
  3. To lean back.
    to recline against a wall
  4. To put oneself in a resting position.
    to recline on a couch

Information about recline

Hyphenation of recline

re-cline

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • recline is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

recline synonyms

Meaning recumb:

recumb, repose

Translation of recline

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