Dictionary entry details
• INCLINE (noun)
Meaning:
An elevated geological formation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
incline; slope; side
Context examples:
he climbed the steep slope / the house was built on the side of a mountain
Hypernyms ("incline" is a kind of...):
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incline"):
mountainside; versant (the side or slope of a mountain)
hillside (the side or slope of a hill)
escarpment; scarp (a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion)
declension; declination; decline; declivity; descent; downslope; fall (a downward slope or bend)
coast (a slope down which sleds may coast)
canyonside (the steeply sloping side of a canyon)
bank; camber; cant (a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force)
bank (sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water))
acclivity; ascent; climb; raise; rise; upgrade (an upward slope or grade (as in a road))
ski slope (a snow-covered slope for skiing)
Holonyms ("incline" is a part of...):
elevation; natural elevation (a raised or elevated geological formation)
Meaning:
An inclined surface connecting two levels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ramp; incline
Hypernyms ("incline" is a kind of...):
inclined plane (a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incline"):
ski jump (a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump)
• INCLINE (verb)
Meaning:
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
be given; incline; tend; lean; run
Context examples:
She tends to be nervous before her lectures / These dresses run small / He inclined to corpulence
Hypernyms (to "incline" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "incline"):
take kindly to (be willing or inclined to accept)
suffer (be given to)
gravitate (move toward)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
He inclined his ear to the wise old man
Hypernyms (to "incline" is one way to...):
hear; listen; take heed (listen and pay attention)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
She inclined her head to the student
Hypernyms (to "incline" is one way to...):
bring down; get down; let down; lower; take down (move something or somebody to a lower position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be at an angle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
slope; incline; pitch
Context example:
The terrain sloped down
Hypernyms (to "incline" is one way to...):
angle; lean; slant; tilt; tip (to incline or bend from a vertical position)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "incline"):
dip (slope downwards)
climb (slope upward)
fall (slope downward)
stoop (sag, bend, bend over or down)
ascend (slope upwards)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
dispose; incline
Context example:
Their language inclines us to believe them
Hypernyms (to "incline" is one way to...):
determine; influence; mold; regulate; shape (shape or influence; give direction to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "incline"):
predispose (make susceptible)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
