To lean backward or downward upon something; rest in a recumbent posture.To bend downward; lean; have a leaning posture.Synonyms Recline is always as strong as lean, and generally stronger, indicating a more completely recumbent position, and approaching lie.To plaee at rest in a leaning or recumbent posture; lean or settle down upon something: as, to recline the head on a pillow, or upon one's arm.Leaning; being in a reclining posture.