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Adjective reclining has 1 sense
  1. accumbent, decumbent, recumbent, reclining - lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
    Antonyms: erect, vertical, upright (indirect, via unerect)
,Noun reclining has 1 sense
  1. reclining - the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
    --1 is a kind of     motion, movement, move, motility
    Derived forms: verb recline1, verb recline3
,Verb recline has 3 senses
  1. lean back, recline - move the upper body backwards and down
    --1 is one way to lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
    Derived form: noun reclining1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. recline - cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow"
    --2 is one way to     put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Derived form: noun recliner1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. recumb, repose, recline - lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
    --3 is one way to lie
    Derived form: noun reclining1
    Sample sentences:
    The children recline in the rocking chair
    There recline some children in the rocking chair
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