Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who reclines.
- noun An armchair, bicycle, or other apparatus that can be adjusted so that the occupant assumes a reclining position.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which reclines; specifically, a reclining dial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, reclines.
- noun An armchair with a back that can be adjusted to lean backward, and a footrest that can be moved up to support the legs, or folded under the chair when the person is sitting up; the back and footrest are often geared so that they move together, allowing the chair to be conveniently adjusted either for sitting up or for lying back; also called a
reclining chair .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who, or that which,
reclines . - noun A
chair hinged so that the back can bereclined for comfort.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
Etymologies
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Examples
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As an aside, reading the newspaper on a big-screen TV from your living room recliner is surprisingly nice.
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The picture that accompanied the story showed him slouched in recliner watching Fox.
Think Progress » BREAKING: Bush’s Ratings Drop After Speech 2005
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In French, the recliner is a chaise longue, “long chair.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In French, the recliner is a chaise longue, “long chair.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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On a table next to the recliner are a bowl of candied almonds and dates, an open laptop, and a universal remote.
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In fact, they're interrogated in a La-Z-Boy recliner, which is this oddly surreal point.
Archive 2006-09-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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In fact, they're interrogated in a La-Z-Boy recliner, which is this oddly surreal point.
Mark Steyn and Hugh Hewitt reveal the true impulses underlying yesterday's vote Glenn Greenwald 2006
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one of the reasons I spend so much time on line -- my computer workstation is centered around a recliner, which is the only furniture I've got which has good lumbar support.
My Stupid Yet Oddly Pleasing Morning Sean Craven 2009
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I squeeze a healthy drizzle of chocolate syrup over my sundae and head to the recliner to take control of the remote.
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(Scott Weinstein, Montreal) 2. winner of the gospel-singing stuffed lamb: The Crowbarcalounger: A comfy recliner with a useful hidden accessory for when it's time for Fred to take out the trash.
Week 888: Make up a word based on someone's name The Empress 2010
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