Recumb \Re*cumb"\ (-k?m"), v. i. [L. recumbere; pref. re- back + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.] To lean; to recline; to repose. [Obs.] --J. Allen (1761).
recumb v : lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: {repose}, {recline}]