Recline
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To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in arecumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden.
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To recline is a combination of reversing and declining.
Reversing, the act of going backwards.
Declining, the act of taking back.
Combine these two words and SWOOSH you are reclining! -
Lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported.
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to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position:
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