Incline

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant.
  • verb-intransitive. To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action.
  • verb-intransitive. To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.
  • v. To cause to lean, slant, or slope.
  • v. To influence to have a certain tendency; dispose: Recent events incline us to distrust all politicians.
  • v. To bend or lower in a nod or bow: inclined her head in acquiescence.
  • n. An inclined surface; a slope or gradient.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
  • v. To slope.
  • v. To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
  • n. A slope.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To bow; to incline the head.
  • v. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to
  • v. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
  • v. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow.
  • n. An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
  • v. be at an angle
  • v. bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
  • n. an elevated geological formation
  • v. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  • v. lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
  • v. feel favorably disposed or willing
  • n. an inclined surface connecting two levels
  • Verb Form
    inclined    inclines    inclining   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hear    listen    take heed    take down    let down    get down    lower    bring down    feel    experience   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lean    tend    bow    turn    dispose    influence    bend    slope   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aline    Cline    Combine    Dine    Heine    Jain    Klein    Kline    Quine    Rhine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    declivity    ascent    acclivity    slant    knoll    hillside    climb    precipice    ravine    slope