The meaning of Reclining

Reclining – definition

adjective
Leaning or lying back in a relaxed position with the back supported.
Usage examples:
A reclining figure

verb
Lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported.
Usage examples:
She was reclining in a deckchair
Synonims:
Lie Lie down Lie back Lean back Be recumbent Be prone Rest Relax Repose Loll Lounge Sprawl Stretch out Drape oneself over Couch

Reclining translation into English

Reclining: translate from English into Chinese

斜倚

Reclining: translate from English into Dutch

Achterover leunen

Reclining: translate from English into French

Inclinable

Reclining: translate from English into German

Liegend, Ruhend

Reclining: translate from English into Hindi

लेटी

Reclining: translate from English into Italian

Sdraiato

Reclining: translate from English into Korean

기대다

Reclining: translate from English into Russian

Лежащий, Полулежащий, Развалившийся, Откинувшийся назад, Прислонившийся

Reclining: translate from English into Spanish

Reclinable

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘cause to lean back’): from Old French recliner or Latin reclinare ‘bend back, recline’, from re- ‘back’ + clinare ‘to bend’.

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Reclining – similar words

reclination

noun
The action or practice of reclining; the posture or position of a reclining person or thing.

noun
The fact of sloping backwards from the vertical; the angle of this slope, relative to the vertical.

noun
A form of couching for cataract (or, later, for dislocation of the lens) in which the lens is laid back into the vitreous with its anterior surface uppermost. compare "depression".

All meanings and translations of Reclination

reclinate

adjective
Of a plant or part of a plant: bending downwards or back on itself.

adjective
Especially of a bristle: directed backward or upward.

All meanings and translations of Reclinate

Reclining synonims

couch

noun
A long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on.
Usage examples:
I sat in an armchair and they sat on the couch

verb
Express (something) in language of a specified style.
Usage examples:
The assurances were couched in general terms

verb
Treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the pupil.
Usage examples:
Cataracts, when simple, are to be couched

All meanings and translations of Couch

lie

verb
(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
Usage examples:
The body lay face downwards on the grass

noun
The way, direction, or position in which something lies.
Usage examples:
He was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets

verb
Tell a lie or lies.
Usage examples:
Why had ashenden lied about his visit to london?

All meanings and translations of Lie

loll

verb
Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
Usage examples:
The two girls lolled in their chairs

verb
To lie or sit in a relaxed, informal way, or (esp. of the tongue) to hang loosely
Usage examples:
She lolled in an armchair., the patient lay with her mouth open, her tongue lolling out.

All meanings and translations of Loll

lounge

verb
Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
Usage examples:
Several students were lounging about reading papers

noun
A public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax.
Usage examples:
The hotel has a pleasant lounge and bar

noun
A public room for relaxing or waiting in
Usage examples:
A faculty lounge, she was lounging on the beach.

All meanings and translations of Lounge

relax

verb
Make or become less tense or anxious.
Usage examples:
He relaxed and smiled confidently

verb
Make less taut

verb
To become or cause someone to become calm and comfortable, and not worried or nervous, or to become or cause a muscle or the body to become less tight
Usage examples:
[ i ] she saw a need for a downtown club where women could relax., [ t ] this exercise will help yo…

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repose

noun
A state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity.
Usage examples:
In repose her face looked relaxed

verb
Be situated or kept in a particular place.
Usage examples:
The diamond now reposes in the louvre

verb
Place something, especially one's confidence or trust, in.
Usage examples:
We have never betrayed the trust that you have reposed in us

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rest

verb
Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.
Usage examples:
He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun
An instance or period of resting.
Usage examples:
You look as though you need a rest

verb
Remain or be left in a specified condition.
Usage examples:
You can rest assured she will do everything she can

All meanings and translations of Rest

sprawl

verb
Sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way.
Usage examples:
The door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement

noun
An ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out.
Usage examples:
She fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl

All meanings and translations of Sprawl

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