incline

incline has 15 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. i.. 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.
• v. i.. 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.
• v. i.. To bow; to incline the head.
• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
• v. t.. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
• n.. An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
• n.. an inclined surface connecting two levels
• n.. an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
• v.. make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
• v.. feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"
• v.. be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"