Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To lean back or lie down on one's back.
- intransitive verb To be adjustable so that the occupant may recline rather than sit up.
- intransitive verb To cause to recline.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Leaning; being in a reclining posture.
- To lean backward or downward upon something; rest in a recumbent posture.
- To bend downward; lean; have a leaning posture.
- Synonyms Recline is always as strong as lean, and generally stronger, indicating a more completely recumbent position, and approaching lie.
- To plaee at rest in a leaning or recumbent posture; lean or settle down upon something: as, to
recline the head on a pillow, or upon one's arm.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To lean or incline.
- intransitive verb To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position.
- adjective rare Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
- transitive verb To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To cause to
lean back ; tobend back . - verb transitive To put in a
resting position . - verb intransitive To
lean back . - verb intransitive To put one's self in a
resting position .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb move the upper body backwards and down
- verb lean in a comfortable resting position
- verb cause to recline
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Where I recline is on a couch right by the windows, to get the best lighting for my reading.
Angels' Pawn is out! Psst...something cool in the post [Edited] Nalini Singh 2009
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Sign in recline: Former Red Sox great Johnny Pesky made sure giving autographs were a comfortable operation Monday.
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(I meant lie, as in recline, not as in fib, which is what you’ll do anyway.)
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Which is why Tritium’s joke about not lying to the fat guy is funny but does not work in the original, as the word recline (mishkhav) and the word dissemble, fib or tell an untruth (sh’k’r) are not hompohones in Hebrew the way they are in English.
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If the airline gives you the option to recline, that is yours.
So Who Gets the Armrest? Scott McCartney 2011
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According to the industry's voluntary standard, a stroller with leg holes that can't be closed shouldn't be able to fully recline, which is meant to prevent its use with a newborn.
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According to the industry's voluntary standard, a stroller with leg holes that can't be closed shouldn't be able to fully recline, which is meant to prevent its use with a newborn.
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This was our first time flying Cathay Pacific, and I must say, except for the "recline" of the economy class seats, I found it much better than flying a domestic airline.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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What he actually tells them to do is 'recline', which carries connotations of a banquet.
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Mr. McDaniel : You have the right to recline, however it is nice if you check to see if anyone has their computer open or has something that can spill on their tray before reclining.
So Who Gets the Armrest? Scott McCartney 2011
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