 incline |
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| 1. | [ verb ] have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined | |
| Synonyms: | tend lean run be_given | |
| Examples: | "She tends to be nervous before her lectures" "These dresses run small" "He inclined to corpulence" |
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| Related terms: | be take_kindly_to gravitate suffer inclination leaning inclination | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another | |
| Synonyms: | ramp | |
| Related terms: | inclined_plane ski_jump slope | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geography) an elevated geological formation | |
| Synonyms: | slope side | |
| Examples: | "he climbed the steep slope" "the house was built on the side of the mountain" |
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| Related terms: | geological_formation bank hillside mountainside descent bank canyonside ascent coast escarpment ski_slope natural_elevation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well | |
| Examples: | "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" |
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| Related terms: | listen inclination | |
| 5. | [ verb ] exhibit an inclination or tendency | |
| Synonyms: | tend lean | |
| Related terms: | think trust lower attend garden take_kindly_to shepherd attendant inclination | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be at an angle | |
| Synonyms: | pitch slope | |
| Examples: | "The terrain sloped down" |
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| Related terms: | lean ascend climb stoop fall dip slope gradient inclination inclination pitch dip | |
| 7. | [ verb ] lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow | |
| Examples: | "She inclined her head to the student" |
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| Related terms: | lower | |
| 8. | [ verb ] make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief | |
| Synonyms: | dispose | |
| Examples: | "Their language inclines us to believe them" |
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| Related terms: | indispose determine predispose inclination | |
| Similar spelling: |
inclined insulin inkle Ingle inoculate inoculant including inclining Insley Ingles Inclan inkling include inclose inoculum included in_color inglenook inclement |
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