'Incline' definitions:
Definition of 'incline'
(from WordNet)
noun
An elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" [syn: slope, incline, side]
noun
An inclined surface connecting two levels [syn: ramp, incline]
verb
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: tend, be given, lean, incline, run]
verb
Bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
verb
Lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"
verb
verb
Feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"
verb
Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn: dispose, incline] [ant: disincline, indispose]
Definition of 'Incline'
From: GCIDE
- Incline \In*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclining.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean to incline.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. [1913 Webster]
- Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges ix. 3. [1913 Webster]
- Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer.
- Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Incline'
From: GCIDE
- Incline \In*cline"\, v. t.
- 1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right. [1913 Webster]
- Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. --Is. xxxvii. 17. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. [1913 Webster]
- Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix. 36. [1913 Webster]
- Incline our hearts to keep this law. --Book of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility. [1913 Webster]
- With due respect my body I inclined. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Incline'
From: GCIDE
- Incline \In*cline"\, n. An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'incline'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclivity,
- acquiesce,
- address,
- affect,
- agree,
- aim,
- angle,
- ascend,
- ascent,
- back stairs,
- bank,
- be agreeable to,
- be disposed to,
- be dying to,
- be eager,
- be game,
- be open to,
- be predisposed,
- be ready,
- be spoiling for,
- be willing,
- bear,
- bend,
- bend to,
- bevel,
- bezel,
- bias,
- bow,
- bring,
- cant,
- careen,
- carry,
- cast,
- choose rather,
- chute,
- climb,
- collaborate,
- color,
- companion,
- companionway,
- conduce,
- consent,
- contribute,
- cooperate,
- decide,
- decline,
- declivity,
- deflect,
- descend,
- descent,
- determine,
- dip,
- dispose,
- drive,
- drop,
- easy slope,
- engage,
- enlist,
- escalier,
- fall,
- fall away,
- fall off,
- favor,
- feel about it,
- fire escape,
- fleam,
- flight of steps,
- gentle slope,
- get to do,
- glacis,
- go,
- go along with,
- go downhill,
- go uphill,
- grade,
- gradient,
- gravitate,
- hanging gardens,
- have a bias,
- have a tendency,
- have preference,
- have rather,
- head,
- heel,
- helicline,
- hill,
- hillside,
- hold a heading,
- honor before,
- impel,
- inclination,
- incline toward,
- inclined plane,
- induce,
- influence,
- interest in,
- keel,
- landing,
- landing stage,
- launching ramp,
- lay,
- lead,
- lean,
- lean toward,
- lean towards,
- leaning,
- level,
- like better,
- list,
- look at it,
- look kindly upon,
- look to,
- lure,
- make,
- move,
- not hesitate to,
- perron,
- persuade,
- pitch,
- please,
- plunge,
- plunge into,
- point,
- point to,
- precipitate,
- predispose,
- prefer,
- prefer to,
- prejudice,
- procure,
- prompt,
- rake,
- ramp,
- rather,
- recline,
- redound to,
- retreat,
- rise,
- scarp,
- see fit,
- serve,
- set,
- set before,
- set toward,
- settle,
- shelve,
- shelving beach,
- show a tendency,
- show preference,
- side,
- sidle,
- sink,
- slant,
- slope,
- soften up,
- spiral staircase,
- staircase,
- stairs,
- stairway,
- steep slope,
- steer,
- stepping-stones,
- steps,
- stiff climb,
- stile,
- subside,
- swag,
- sway,
- talus,
- tempt,
- tend,
- tend to go,
- tend toward,
- think best,
- think fit,
- think proper,
- tilt,
- tin,
- tinge,
- tip,
- tone,
- train,
- treads and risers,
- trend,
- turn,
- uprise,
- verge,
- view,
- warp,
- wear down,
- weigh with,
- work,
- work toward,
- would as leave,
- would as lief
Words containing 'Incline'
- Inclinable,
- Inclinableness,
- Inclination,
- Inclined,
- Incliner,
- Inclining,
- Inclination compass,
- Inclination of an orbit,
- Inclination of the needle,
- Incline Village,
- Inclined plane,
- angle of inclination,
- inclined fault,
- magnetic inclination,
- Incline Village, NV,
- incline bench press,
- Incline Village-Crystal Bay,
- Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV