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verb
To lean; to recline; to repose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
lean in a comfortable resting position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: repose, recline
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lie
Narrower terms: rest
History
From Latin recumbō, from re- (“back”) + *cumbō, akin to cubō (“to lie down”).
