What does "recline" mean?
Recline: To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
Additional senses
- 2.To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
- 3.Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.] They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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