Recline
Recline (re*klīn") , transitive verb
[Latin reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See Incline, Lean to incline.]
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.
Recline , intransitive verb
1.
To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
2.
To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
Recline , adjective
[Latin reclinis. See Recline, transitive verb]
Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [Rare]
They sat, recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.