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reclining

verb

Meaning

  1. To cause to lean back; to bend back.
  2. To put in a resting position.
  3. To lean back.
  4. To put oneself in a resting position.
  5. The act of one who reclines.
  6. Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
  7. Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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