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RECUMB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lean in a comfortable resting position

Example:

He was reposing on the couch

Synonyms:

recline; recumb; repose

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "recumb" is one way to...):

lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)

Verb group:

recline (cause to recline)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "recumb"):

rest (be at rest)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

recumbent (lying down; in a position of comfort or rest)

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