recline

Verb
  1. Move the upper body backwards and down (synset 202043001)
    is a type of: angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position
    subtypes: fall back - fall backwards and down
    same as: lean back
  2. Cause to recline (synset 201550423)
    "She reclined her head on the pillow"
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
    verb group: recline, recumb, repose - lean in a comfortable resting position
  3. Lean in a comfortable resting position (synset 201550172)
    "He was reposing on the couch"
    is a type of: lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
    subtypes: rest - be at rest
    same as: recumb, repose
    verb group: recline - cause to recline

Other Searches