Recline /(rē̇*klīn")/

Re·cline

Recline

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Reclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining

  1. To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
    The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast.

Recline

v. i.
  1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
  2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.

Recline

a.
  1. Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]
    They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.