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Meanings of lean back in English

Catalan
recolzar-se

Move the upper body backwards and down.

recolzar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "recline"
Examples for "recline"
1
Turn around and quickly mention that you're going to recline your seat.
The South African
2
Sit in an easy chair or recline on a sofa or bed.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis
3
Their spouses on soft green cushions and on beautiful carpets shall recline:
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
4
Rear seats recline but, again, the absence of rear vents is mystifying.
News.com.au
5
I am very fond of 'When in death I shall calm recline.'
The Duke's Children
Usage of lean back in English
1
TV requires you to turn it on, change channels, and lean back.
Wired
2
It is not correct that extremes meet; they lean back to back.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
3
They were saying I'd loosened the ropes to let Muhammad lean back.
The Guardian
4
So, meal after meal after meal, I'd lean back and she'd reprimand.
The last lecture
5
I turn, and as I turn, I lean back, compromising my balance.
Divergent
6
I lean back, making my body straight, swinging and hanging upside down.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
7
He moved to lean back into the curve of the grand piano.
The unseen
8
I lean back into the pillows, my chakram pressing against my spine.
Ice Like Fire
9
She gripped Bruce's lean back with her hands and rocked under him.
Losing charlotte
10
He leaned back in his chair and looked at the China Cat.
The Story of a China Cat
11
I leaned back again; and I watched the whole of the light-cone.
Over Prairie Trails
12
Red left the second glass untouched, and leaned back against the bar.
Rock my world
13
She said so; and then leaned back in her chair and mused.
East Lynne
14
Jessica set the car on course and leaned back in her seat.
Treecat Wars
15
I leaned back from a stance for a long moment, looking up.
Rock and Ice Magazine
16
When it was free, he leaned back, brought the banner shooting forward.
Vlad. The Last Confession
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Translations for lean back
Lean back through the time
Lean back across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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