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Incline has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an elevated geological formation

"he climbed the steep slope"

"the house was built on the side of a mountain"

2

an inclined surface connecting two levels

"The old wooden incline at the mine entrance creaked loudly as we pushed our carts up to the second level."

3

A slope.

"The hikers struggled up the steep incline to reach the summit before sunset."

Verb
1

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"

2

bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well

"He inclined his ear to the wise old man"

3

lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

"She inclined her head to the student"

4

be at an angle

"The terrain sloped down"

5

feel favorably disposed or willing

"She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"

6

make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

"Their language inclines us to believe them"

7

To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

"The heavy wind forced me to incline my head back to avoid getting soaked by the rain."

Example Sentences
"he climbed the steep slope" noun
"the house was built on the side of a mountain" noun
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures" verb
"These dresses run small" verb
"He inclined to corpulence" verb
"He inclined his ear to the wise old man" verb
"She inclined her head to the student" verb
"The terrain sloped down" verb
"She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" verb
"Their language inclines us to believe them" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
disincline
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
geological formation inclined plane be listen lower lean feel determine
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ascent bank canyonside coast descent escarpment hillside mountainside piedmont ski slope ski jump take kindly to suffer gravitate ascend stoop fall climb dip predispose
Rhyming Words
ine sine vine line mine bine zine wine dine eine pine gine kine rine fine nine tine cine meine reine
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