Incline

Verb

Definitions

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

"He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.; The people following the coffin inclined their heads in grief."

2.VerbTo slope.

"Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline."

3.VerbTo tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

"He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.; I'm inclined to give up smoking after hearing of the risks to my health."

4.NounA slope.

"To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline."

5.NounA portal of a subway tunnel.

"the Pleasant Street Incline"

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