recline
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
move the upper body backwards and down
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- reclining derivation
Sense 2 verb
cause to recline
She reclined her head on the pillow
Types & categories
- put hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
lean in a comfortable resting position
He was reposing on the couch
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reclining |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tilt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall back |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | recliner |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | recumb |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reclining |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | repose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | accumbent |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | recline |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | lie |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rest |