INCLINE
\ɪnklˈa͡ɪn], \ɪnklˈaɪn], \ɪ_n_k_l_ˈaɪ_n]\
Definitions of INCLINE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another
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lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"
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bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
By Princeton University
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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"
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an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another
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lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"
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bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
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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.
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To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
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To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
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An inclined plane; an ascent o descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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.
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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.
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To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
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To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
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An inclined plane; an ascent o descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
By Noah Webster.
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To turn from the normal direction or position; lean; bow; have a mental bent or tendency; be disposed.
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To cause to lean; direct; bow; give a tendency to; turn; dispose.
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A slope; a sloping surface.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To lean towards: to deviate from a line toward an object: to be disposed: to have some desire.
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To cause to bend towards: to give a leaning to: to dispose: to bend.
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An inclined plane: a regular ascent or descent.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To bend, stoop, lean, or slope.
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To make or be disposed (to).
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To bend the head or body; bow.
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A gradient; slope.
By James Champlin Fernald
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An inclined plane; a regular ascent or descent; a slope.
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To cause to deviate from an erect or parallel line; to give a leaning to; to dispose; to bend.
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To deviate from an erect or parallel line toward any object; to tend; to have some desire; to be disposed.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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