Definition of recline

• 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.
• v. i. - To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
• v. i. - To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch.
• v. t. - Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.