to incline

Examples

• All

• If the ground and bumper incline in the same degree

  Paradise Now (2005)

• Although physically similar to M66, M65 inclines just 15 degrees to our line of sight, so its spiral arms are hard to make out.

  Academic text (2005)

• Now he let it incline toward the prosecutor and the general.

  Fiction book (1992)

• And what environmental factors incline particular individuals to breed themselves or to help raise others' offspring?

  Academic text (2009)

• A palm tree inclines curiously or amorously toward it.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Now the people who would not look began to fall and tumble down the sharply inclining floor, grabbing onto benches, posts, planters, doorways, and each other.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The path began to incline steeply as we hiked up the mountain.

• As the terrain started to incline, we adjusted our pace to maintain our stamina.

• The roof of the house had to incline at a specific angle to ensure proper drainage.

Synonyms

S

to slope

vsto incline

29 1.7

To lean or slant so one side is higher than the other

is a general term for being at an angle not limited to surfaces

S

to slant

vsto incline

25 3.7

To lean or tilt in one direction

is a neutral term for being angled without stressing direction

Compounds

I

incline bench press

• Specialized

5.5

An exercise pressing a barbell or dumbbells up on a sloping bench to work the upper chest

How Steep

to slope

29 1.7

to incline

1 3.9

tilt

12 2.8

to slant

25 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology