Recline

rē-klīn′, v.t. to lean or bend backwards: to lean to or on one side.— v.i. to lean: to rest or repose.— adjs. Recline′ ( Milt. ), leaning; Reclined′ ( bot. ), same as Reclinate .— n. Reclī′ner .— adj. Reclī′ning ( bot. ), bending away from the perpendicular: recumbent.— ns. Reclī′ning-board , a board on which persons recline to gain erectne to the figure; Reclī′ning-chair , an invalid's chair. [Fr.,—L. reclināre — re- , back, clināre , to bend.]