Recline synonyms

rĭ-klīn'

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sprawl
To sit or lie in such a position
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lie (related)
(Intransitive) To convey a false image or impression.
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rest (related)
(Intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
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lay
(Proscribed) To be in a horizontal position; to lie (from confusion with lie).
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recumbent
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accumbent
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loll
To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
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relax
To release from intense concentration, hard work, worry, etc.; give rest to
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reposing
Present participle of repose.
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slope
To move or walk:
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stretch
To stretch is to get wider, longer or larger, or to cause something to get wider, longer or larger or to try to make scarce resources go further.
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sit-up (antonym)
(Intransitive) To show interest or surprise.
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stand (antonym)
(Mil.) To stand in formation at (reveille, retreat, etc.)
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straighten (antonym)
Straighten is to make something orderly or unwavy.
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repose
To lie at rest
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horizontal (related)
To be or place oneself in a prostrate or recumbent position
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continue (related)
The definition of continue means to remain or go on.
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recumb
(Obsolete, intransitive) To lean; to recline; to repose.
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lean back
move the upper body backwards and down
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recliner (related)
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backrests (related)
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backrest (related)
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back-rest (related)
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reclining (related)
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settee (related)
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high-back (related)
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sofa (related)
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lean
To bend or deviate from an upright position; stand at a slant; incline
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lounge
To stand, move, sit, lie, etc. in a relaxed or lazy way; loll
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Recline Sentence Examples

  • In the art of the catacombs they sit or recline in the ordinary attitude of banqueters.

  • Their opinion and practice will be best represented in the words of one of their early teachers (quoted by Gibbon, Decline and Fall, c. 63): "When thou art alone in thy cell shut thy door, and seat thyself in a corner; raise thy mind above all things vain and transitory; recline thy beard and chin on thy breast; turn thine eyes and thy thought towards the middle of thy belly, the region of the navel (6j4 aXos); and search the place of the heart, the seat of the soul.

  • I have to say I think it's a shame it does n't recline.

  • Even if you don't spend hours at a time in them, it's still nice to have the added luxury of being able to recline.

  • Facilities include bathroom with wheel in shower, electric rise and recline armchair and modified kitchen.

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