Recline

Origin

From Latin reclinare, "to bend back". Confer "decline", "incline".

Full definition of recline

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
2. (transitive) To put in a resting position.She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.
• DrydenThe mother
  Reclined her dying head upon his breast.
3. (intransitive) To lean back.to recline against a wall
4. (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.to recline on a couch

Related terms

• decline; incline; lie down; lie back

Noun

• 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/business/on-jammed-jets-sardines-turn-on-one-another.html?hp," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013)To gain a little more space, airlines are turning to a new generation of seats that use lighter materials and less padding, moving the magazine pocket above the tray table and even reducing or eliminating the recline in seats. ----