incline
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an elevated geological formation
he climbed the steep slope
Types & categories
- geological formation hypernym
- ascent hyponym
- bank hyponym
- camber hyponym
- canyonside hyponym
- coast hyponym
- declivity hyponym
- escarpment hyponym
- hillside hyponym
- mountainside hyponym
- piedmont hyponym
- ski slope hyponym
Parts & wholes
- natural elevation part holonym
Related & opposite
- slope derivation
Sense 2 verb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
Types & categories
- be hypernym
- take kindly to hyponym
- suffer hyponym
- gravitate hyponym
Related & opposite
- tendency derivation
- inclination derivation
- inclination derivation
- leaning derivation
Sense 3 noun
an inclined surface connecting two levels
Types & categories
- inclined plane hypernym
- ski jump hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
He inclined his ear to the wise old man
Types & categories
- take heed hypernym
Related & opposite
- inclining derivation
Sense 5 verb
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
She inclined her head to the student
Types & categories
- lower hypernym
Related & opposite
- inclining derivation
Sense 6 verb
be at an angle
The terrain sloped down
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- ramp derivation
- lean derivation
- gradient derivation
- rake derivation
- incline derivation
- angle of inclination derivation
- inclination of an orbit derivation
- angle of dip derivation
Sense 7 verb
feel favorably disposed or willing
She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs
Types & categories
- feel hypernym
Sense 8 verb
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
Their language inclines us to believe them
Types & categories
- shape hypernym
- predispose hyponym
Related & opposite
- indispose antonym
- inclination derivation
- inclination derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slope |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | natural elevation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | geological formation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ascent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bank |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | camber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | canyonside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coast |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | declivity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | escarpment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hillside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mountainside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | piedmont |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ski slope |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tendency |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | leaning |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | take kindly to |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | suffer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gravitate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slope |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ramp |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclined plane |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ski jump |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclining |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | take heed |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclining |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | lower |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | ramp |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | lean |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | gradient |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | rake |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | incline |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | angle of inclination |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination of an orbit |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | angle of dip |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | tilt |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ascend |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | stoop |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | climb |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | dip |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | feel |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | indispose |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclination |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | predispose |