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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Recline

/(rē̇*klīn")/ · Re·cline · IPA /ɹɪˈklaɪn/
01 v. t. To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
imp. & p. p. Reclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining
  1. 1.
    To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
    “The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast.” — Dryden.
02 v. i. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
  1. 1.
    To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
  2. 2.
    To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
03 a. Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
  1. 1.
    Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.[R.]
    “They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.” — Milton.