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recumbentadjective formallying downThe Egyptian sphinx has the body of a recumbent lion. a recumbent position flatprone, prostratereclining, reposinghorizontal erect, raised, standing, upright, upstanding, verticalsupine prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent mean lying down.prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface.push-ups require a prone position supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness.lying supine on the couch prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse.a runner fell prostrate at the finish line recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting.a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed in 1664 |