to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these days.
to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: The flowers incline toward blue.
to tend in character or in course of action: a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative.
to lean; bend.
verb (used with object),in·clined,in·clin·ing.
to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually followed by to): His attitude did not incline me to help him.
to bow, nod, or bend (the head, body, etc.): He inclined his head in greeting.
to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction.
noun
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
Railroads.
Also called inclined plane, incline plane .a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°.
any railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective.
Mining.
an angled shaft following a dipping vein.
an inclined haulageway.
Idioms for incline
incline one's ear, to listen, especially willingly or favorably: to incline one's ear to another's plea.
Origin of incline
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English inclinen, from Latin inclīnāre, equivalent to in-in-2 + -clīnāre “to bend” (see lean1); replacing Middle English enclinen, from Middle French, from Latin, as above
A motorized stand in the back of the bike adjusts the incline or decline, which I didn’t find particularly useful.
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It became my companion as I struggled up a solitary mountain incline between the Pennsylvania towns of Bedford and Greensburg.
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It tackles inclines steeper than the toughest treadmill setting.
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Unnervingly, several Turkish tanks in a 30-strong formation on the side of an incline have their guns pointing into Turkey.
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Instead, try Hollywood Road for gorgeous local treasures and even a tasteful Mao head if you so incline.
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However, in their last moments we incline rather to praise Nikias than to blame Crassus.
Plutarch's Lives Volume III.|Plutarch
Thrust the closed end of an empty test-tube into water, and incline the tube.
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Or had her heart come to incline toward him despite the supposed gulf of bloodshed that parted them?
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The words shaft, incline, and tunnel have been handled with careless meanings by mining men.
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British Dictionary definitions for incline
incline
verb (ɪnˈklaɪn)
to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant
(when tr, may take an infinitive) to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something)he inclines towards levity; that does not incline me to think that you are right
to bend or lower (part of the body, esp the head), as in a bow or in order to listen
incline one's earto listen favourably (to)
noun (ˈɪnklaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn)
an inclined surface or slope; gradient
short for inclined railway
Derived forms of incline
incliner, noun
Word Origin for incline
C13: from Latin inclīnāre to cause to lean, from clīnāre to bend; see lean1