To bend down; lean; turn obliquely from or toward a given direction or position; deviate from a line or course; tend: as, the column inclines from the perpendicular.To bow; bend the head or the body, especially as a mark of courtesy or respect.To have a mental bent or tendency; be disposed; tend, as toward an opinion, a course of action, etc.To tend, in a physical sense; approximate.In marching, to gain ground to the flank, as well as to the front.To bend down; cause to lean; give a leaning to; cause to deviate from or toward a given line, position, or direction; direct.To bend (the body), as in an act of reverence or civility; cause to stoop or bow.To give a tendency or propension to; turn; dispose.n. An inclination; a bow.n. An inclined plane; an ascent or a descent, as in a road or a railway;a slope.n. A shaft or mine-opening having considerable inclination.