v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' kl ī n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: re · clined ; re · clin · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French recliner, from Latin reclinare, from re- + clinare to bend ― more at LEAN
Date: 15th century
transitive verb : to cause or permit to incline backwards
intransitive verb
1 : to lean or incline backwards
2 : REPOSE , LIE