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| | recline | (รีไคลน') vi. เอนไปข้างหลัง, พิง, เอนกาย, หนุน, เอกเขนก vt. ทำให้เอนไปข้างหลัง, See also: reclinable adj. reclination n. recliner n., Syn. lie back or down |
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| | recline | (vi) เอนกาย, พิง, หนุน, ตั้งเอียงๆ, เอกเขนก |
| | | | | เอน | [ēn] (v) EN: recline ; bend ; incline ; lean ; rest ; tend FR: s'incliner ; pencher ; être couché | | นอน | [nøn] (v) EN: lie down ; recline FR: se coucher ; s'allonger |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Recline \Re*cline"\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Reclined} (r[-e]*kl[imac]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclining}.]
[L. 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.
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The mother
Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Recline \Re*cline"\, v. i.
1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
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2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to
recline on a couch.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Recline \Re*cline"\, a. [L. reclinis. See {Recline}, v. t.]
Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]
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They sat, recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
--Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recline
v 1: move the upper body backwards and down [syn: {lean back},
{recline}]
2: cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow"
3: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on
the couch" [syn: {recumb}, {repose}, {recline}]
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