recline

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
2. (transitive) To put in a resting position.
3. (intransitive) To lean back.
4. (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.

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.

Synonyms

lie down

lie

lean

rest

lean back

repose

tilt

incline

lie back

slant

sit down

lounge

careen

recumb

go to bed

gravitate

hang

heel

jump off

land

lean against

lean on

lean over

light

list

loll

look

nestle

pillow

pitch

prolapse

prostrate

relax

resort

rest on

root

set

settle

settle down

stretched out

stretch out

subside

tip

rest upon

touch down

trust

unhorse

alight

kick back

lie comfortably

Translations

liggen

lehnen

être couché

sich zurücklehnen

inclinare

uzanmak

liegen

sdraiarsi

reclinarse

sich anlehnen

ξαπλώνω

incliner

giacere

posare

πλαγιάζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈklaɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reclīnāre (“to bend back”). Compare decline, incline.