What does lean back mean?

lean back means "move the upper body backwards and down".

What is another word for lean back?

Close synonyms include recline. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lean back a common word?

lean back is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

lean back — meaning, pronunciation and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
move the upper body backwards and down
Synonymsrecline
Broaderlean
Narrowerfall back

Questions about lean back

What does lean back mean?: lean back means "move the upper body backwards and down".
What is another word for lean back?: Close synonyms include recline. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is lean back a common word?

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