recliner

«recliner» in Mova's school dictionary: a soft armchair whose back can lean back and whose… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a recliner, recliners)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) Some car, plane or cinema seats are also called recliners. tree →

sense 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 →
• Pull the lever and the recliner leans back. tree →
• The cinema has big recliners with cup holders. tree →
• Don't let small children climb on the footrest of the recliner; fingers can get caught. tree →
• Dad watched the match from his recliner. tree →
• The new recliner was the comfiest chair in the house. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Keep fingers clear of the folding parts of recliners and folding chairs, because they pinch and crush.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «recliner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.