Associations to the word «Recline»

Wiktionary

RECLINE, verb. (transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
RECLINE, verb. (transitive) To put in a resting position.
RECLINE, verb. (intransitive) To lean back.
RECLINE, verb. (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.
RECLINE, noun. A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.

Dictionary definition

RECLINE, verb. Move the upper body backwards and down.
RECLINE, verb. Cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow".
RECLINE, verb. Lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.