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# recliner

noun (a recliner, recliners)

«recliner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A recliner is a soft armchair whose back can lean back and whose footrest can come up, so you can lie back comfortably. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#m1)
2. Some car, plane or cinema seats are also called recliners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life Grandad's recliner in the living room is a cosy place to read or nap. Phrases: «lean back in the recliner», «a reclining seat».

### Examples

- Grandpa fell asleep in his recliner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#x1)
- Pull the lever and the recliner leans back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#x2)
- The cinema has big recliners with cup holders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#x3)
- Don't let small children climb on the footrest of the recliner; fingers can get caught. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#x4)
- Dad watched the match from his recliner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#x5)
- The new recliner was the comfiest chair in the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/#x6)

### Note

Countable: recliner, recliners. Verb: «recline» = lean back. The moving parts of a recliner can trap fingers or pets, so be careful when closing it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recliner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recliner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recliner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recliner.html) on Mova free.