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Meaning of incline

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  incline
      n 1: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep
           slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
           [syn: {slope}, {incline}, {side}]
      2: an inclined surface connecting two levels [syn: {ramp},
         {incline}]
      v 1: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be
           inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures";
           "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
           [syn: {tend}, {be given}, {lean}, {incline}, {run}]
      2: bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen
         well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
      3: lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow;
         "She inclined her head to the student"
      4: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: {slope},
         {incline}, {pitch}]
      5: feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view
         that people should be allowed to expres their religious
         beliefs"
      6: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or
         belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn:
         {dispose}, {incline}] [ant: {disincline}, {indispose}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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