- (v.i.) To assume or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
- (v.i.) To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
- (v.t.) To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
- (v.t.) Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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