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Verb: recline  ri'klIn
  1. Move the upper body backwards and down
    - lean back
     
  2. Cause to recline
    "She reclined her head on the pillow"
     
  3. Lean in a comfortable resting position
    - recumb, repose

Derived forms: reclined, reclines, reclining

See also: recliner, reclining

Type of: angle, lay, lean, lie, place, pose, position, put, set, slant, tilt, tip

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