incline : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: incline	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for incline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incline n an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" Synonym(s): slope, incline, side an inclined surface connecting two levels Synonym(s): ramp, incline v 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" Synonym(s): tend, be given, lean, incline, run 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" be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" Synonym(s): slope, incline, pitch feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" Synonym(s): dispose, incline Antonym(s): disincline, indispose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incline \Incline"\, v. t. 1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline* the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right. Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. --Is. xxxvii. 17. 2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix. 36. Incline our hearts to keep this law. --Book of Com. Prayer. 3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility. With due respect my body I inclined. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incline \Incline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclining}.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See {Lean} to incline.] 1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline* toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. 2. 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. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges ix. 3. Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell. 3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer. Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incline \In*cline"\, n. An inclined plane; an ascent o[?] descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.