recline
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
recline/rɪˈklʌɪn/
▶verb
- 1 lean or lie back in a relaxed position.
- 2 (of a seat) have a back able to move into a sloping position.
– derivatives
reclinable adjective.
reclinable adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. recliner or L. reclinare ‘bend back, recline’, from re- ‘back’ + clinare ‘to bend’.
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