I.to lie near or by a thing.
I. In gen., constr. with dat. or absol.: “quoi bini castodes semper accubant,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 57: “Furiarum maxima juxta accubat,” Verg. A. 6, 606: “accubantes effodiunt,” Plin. 35, 6, 19, § 37.—Rarely with acc.: “lectum,” App. M. 5, p. 160.—Of things: “nigrum nemus,” Verg. G. 3, 334: “cadus (vini),” Hor. C. 4, 12, 18.—Also of places (for adjacere): “theatrum Tarpeio monti accubans,” Suet. Caes. 44.—Esp.
II. To recline at table (in the Rom. manner): “accubantes in conviviis,” Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 10; so, “in convivio,” Nep. Pel. 3, 2; Cic. Tusc. 3, 23: “morem apud majores hunc epularum fuisse, ut deinceps, qui accubarent, canerent ad tibiam, etc.,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 3; cf.: “regulus accubans epulari coepit,” Liv. 41, 2, 12; “so,” absol., Plaut. Stich. 2, 3, 53; Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 2; Suet. Caes. 49 al.: “cum aliquo,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 72: “infra,” Liv. 39, 43, 3: “contra,” Suet. Aug. 98.—