- 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.
- 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.
- an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- Railroads.
- 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.
- to listen, especially willingly or favorably: to incline one's ear to another's plea.
- to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant
- to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something)
- to bend or lower (part of the body, esp the head), as in a bow or in order to listen
- to listen favourably (to)
- an inclined surface or slope; gradient
- short for inclined railway
