RECLINE


Meaning of RECLINE in English

— reclinable , adj. — reclination /rek'leuh nay"sheuhn/ , n.

/ri kluyn"/ , v. , reclined, reclining .

v.i.

1. to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.

v.t.

2. to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.

[ 1375-1425; late ME reclinen reclinare, equiv. to re- RE- + clinare to LEAN 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .