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RECUMB
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lean in a comfortable resting position
Example:
He was reposing on the couch
Synonyms:
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)