RECLINING

reclining

(noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

reclining (not comparable)

Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

(botany) Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.

Verb

reclining

present participle of recline

Noun

reclining (plural reclinings)

The act of one who reclines.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*clin"ing, a. (Bot.) (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular. (b) Recumbent. Reclining dial, a dial whose plane is inclined to the vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).

RECLINE

Re*cline", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining.] Etym: [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline.]

Definition: 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. Dryden.

Re*cline", 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.

Re*cline", a. Etym: [L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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