Incline

Word INCLINE
Character 7
Hyphenation in cline
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Incline"

What do we mean by incline?

To cause (someone) to have a certain tendency: dispose. intransitive verb

To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action. intransitive verb

To cause to lean, slant, or slope: synonym: slant. intransitive verb

To bend or lower in a nod or bow. intransitive verb

To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action. intransitive verb

To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant. intransitive verb

To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow. intransitive verb

An inclined surface; a slope or gradient. noun

An inclination; a bow. noun

An inclined plane; an ascent or a descent, as in a road or a railway;a slope. noun

A shaft or mine-opening having considerable inclination. noun

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.

An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope. noun

A slope.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Incline

The word "incline" in example sentences

The adminstration says the "incline is not as steep", that's because employment and the economy are on the DECLINE. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The steep incline from the main part of campus toward the impressive new athletic complex and the sea reminds me of Southern California. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In any other country in the world such perilous diversions would be illegal, and punishable by "fine or imprisonment," and the police would interfere to prevent them; but here nobody thinks of preventing anybody from doing anything, and in Boston a street, in one of the most populous parts of the city, being a steep incline, is entirely given up to the boys and their sledding. ❋ Unknown (1891)

Working on an incline is the key to these simple exercises. ❋ Big Girls (2011)

It was not at a great elevation, but the incline was a gradual one, and it was hoped that from the elevated portion a better glimpse could be obtained than the tree afforded. ❋ Roger Thompson Finlay (N/A)

The incline was a glare of ice, and Jack's first attempt sent him sliding back with considerable force to the cavern floor. ❋ Roy Rockwood (N/A)

At the top of the grade, he noticed, was a donkey engine which operated the cable that drew the car up from the dock, and at the top of the incline was a huge pile of material. ❋ Unknown (1908)

The form descending the incline was a woman's, yet so entirely was his mind blinded to the idea of his wife's following him that even when she came nearer he did not recognize her under the totally changed attire in which he now beheld her. ❋ Unknown (1891)

The incline was the same down which d'Urberville had driven with her so wildly on that day in June. ❋ Unknown (1891)

The incline was the same down which d'Urberville had driven her so wildly on that day in June. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)

At times when prospecting in an "incline" or "underlay" shaft, particularly where the walls of the lode are irregular, a hide bucket will be found preferable to an iron one. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

A little farther along we came to the entrance of a mine shaft, a kind of incline running toward our lines. ❋ Robert Derby Holmes (N/A)

The above argument can at best serve only as a hint to such as incline seriously to investigate the subject, and perhaps as a touchstone for testing the validity of a large and noisy mass of pretensions which engage the student at the outset of his enquiry. ❋ Julian Hawthorne (1890)

Cape Town, the trunk-line, which has threaded its way through the valleys of an outlying range of mountains, reaches the foot of the great inner table-land at a place called Hex River, and in an hour climbs by zigzags up an incline which is in some places as steep as one in thirty-five, mounting 1600 feet into a desert land. ❋ James Bryce Bryce (1880)

Page 33 our entreaties, and she soon departed to another family to "incline" more docile "twigs." ❋ Unknown (1838)

The "incline" feature on the gym treadmill didn't come close to simulating the experience of climbing up steps cut into a rock face while holding onto chains for safety. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's not quite flat but the seats have a five-degree incline which is good enough to offer a spacious luggage area. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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