incline - Definition | Dictionary definition of incline

Definition of incline

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

"He inclined to corpulence"

Types:: take kindly to
be willing or inclined to accept; suffer
be given to; gravitate
move toward

Type of:: be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

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

"He inclined his ear to the wise old man"

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

"She inclined her head to the student"

Type of:: bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
move something or somebody to a lower position

be at an angle

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; ascend
slope upwards; stoop
sag, bend, bend over or down; fall
slope downward; climb
slope upward; dip
slope downwards

Type of:: angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip
to incline or bend from a vertical position

feel favorably disposed or willing

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

Type of:: experience, feel
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

"Their language inclines us to believe them"

Type of:: determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape
shape or influence; give direction to

an elevated geological formation

Types:: show 17 types...; hide 17 types...; acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); uphill
the upward slope of a hill; bank
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); riverbank, riverside
the bank of a river; waterside
land bordering a body of water; bank, camber, cant
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force; canyonside
the steeply sloping side of a canyon; coast
a slope down which sleds may coast; declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
a downward slope or bend; downhill
the downward slope of a hill; steep
a steep place (as on a hill); escarpment, scarp
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion; hillside
the side or slope of a hill; brae
a slope or hillside; mountainside, versant
the side or slope of a mountain; piedmont
a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land; ski slope
a snow-covered slope for skiing