Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position. / (botany) Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.

present participle of recline

(dated) The act of one who reclines.

plural of reclining

(transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back. / (transitive) To put in a resting position. / (intransitive) To lean back. / (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.

A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recline

simple past tense and past participle of recline

In a reclining posture. / (botany) Reclinate.

One who, or that which, reclines. / A chair hinged so that the back can be reclined for comfort.