Incline - English meaning

noun

An upward slope.

Usage examples:

An acclivity that wasn't present before came up.

noun

An upward slope; the fact of sloping upward

Usage examples:

The village was in a vale between two gentle acclivities.

noun

The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.

Usage examples:

In any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle

verb

Direct or incline at an angle.

Usage examples:

He angled his chair so that he could watch her

noun

A fish hook.

Usage examples:

You will be pleased too, if you find a trout at one of our angles

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Correct or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions., this old roof is apt to leak when it rains., he was v…

noun

A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill.

Usage examples:

The first ascent of the matterhorn

noun

The act of climbing or moving upwards

Usage examples:

She made her first successful ascent of everest last year., as the plane made its ascent, we saw th…

noun

A slope, path, or road that goes up something

Usage examples:

We struggled up the slippery ascent.

noun

The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.

Usage examples:

Willows lined the bank of the stream

verb

Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.

Usage examples:

The rain banked the soil up behind the gate

verb

Deposit (money or valuables) in a bank.

Usage examples:

She may have banked a cheque in the wrong account

verb

Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.

Usage examples:

The wire has to be bent back tightly

noun

A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.

Usage examples:

The van screeched round a bend

noun

An ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one.

Usage examples:

A narrow bend, either dexter or sinister, lying across the other charges on a shield

noun

A slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge.

Usage examples:

A very small 45° bevel is ground on the top surface

verb

Change (a square edge on an object) to a sloping one.

Usage examples:

Polish the face of the plate and bevel the edge

noun

A sloping edge

noun

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

Usage examples:

He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin

verb

Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.

Usage examples:

If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

noun

A slope or tilt.

Usage examples:

The outward cant of the curving walls

noun

A line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length.

Usage examples:

The parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve

verb

Form or cause to form a curve.

Usage examples:

Her mouth curved in a smile

verb

To form or move in the direction of a line that turns continuously and has no straight parts, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the road curves around the cemetery., a curve in a road

noun

A downward slope.

Usage examples:

A thickly wooded declivity

noun

An area that is lower than surrounding areas

Usage examples:

At the bottom of the field was a wooded declivity.

noun

An act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling.

Usage examples:

The plane had gone into a steep descent

noun

The origin of people in your family background

Usage examples:

Their mother is of irish descent (= family origin)., the descent of dozens of motorcycles terrified…

noun

The state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past

Usage examples:

Of african, european, asian, etc. descent there are more than a hundred million people of african d…

verb

Depart from an established course.

Usage examples:

You must not deviate from the agreed route

adjective

Another term for deviant (noun).

Usage examples:

The whole affair offers revealing insights into attitudes towards 'sexual deviates'

verb

To change from the usual way, or to go in a different direction

Usage examples:

He never deviated from his strict vegetarian diet., we need to know when the bus deviates from its …

verb

Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).

Usage examples:

He dipped a brush in the paint

noun

A brief swim.

Usage examples:

They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

abbreviation

Document image processing, a system for the digital storage and retrieval of documents as scanned images.

adjective

Inclined or willing.

Usage examples:

James didn't seem disposed to take the hint

verb

Get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

Usage examples:

The waste is disposed of in the north sea

adjective

To have a specific feeling or opinion about someone or something

Usage examples:

We were always well disposed toward my uncle (= we liked him)., [ + to infinitive ] i didn’t feel d…

verb

Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.

Usage examples:

Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled

noun

An instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance.

Usage examples:

Downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one

verb

To reduce someone or something to a lower rank or position; to make less important or less valued

Usage examples:

They threatened to downgrade my credit rating if i don’t pay the bill immediately.

adjective

Specified or stated.

Usage examples:

They gathered at a given time

preposition

Taking into account.

Usage examples:

Given the complexity of the task, they did a good job

noun

Past participle of give.

noun

A particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value.

Usage examples:

Sea salt is usually available in coarse or fine grades

verb

Arrange in or allocate to grades; classify or sort.

Usage examples:

The timber is graded according to its thickness

noun

A measure of the quality of a student’s performance, usually represented by the letters a (the best) through f (the worst)

Usage examples:

She always gets good grades., high-grade musicianship, he’s suffering from a low-grade infection., …

noun

An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope.

Usage examples:

Fail-safe brakes for use on steep gradients

noun

A measure of how steep a slope is, often expressed as a percentage

noun

How steep a slope is

Usage examples:

Steep gradient the brakes are not suitable for steep gradients., gentle gradient the trail has wide…

noun

The back part of the human foot below the ankle.

Usage examples:

Knees are bent and held in front of the chest, with the heels positioned below the hips.

verb

Fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot).

Usage examples:

They were soling and heeling heavy working boots

exclamation

A command to a dog to walk close behind its owner.

Usage examples:

‘heel’ i said and rusty obeyed.

noun

A naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain.

Usage examples:

The instructions were to design a simple landscape sketch using a minimum of five to six land forms…

verb

Form (something) into a heap.

Usage examples:

If frost threatens our new plants, we hill them up

noun

An area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

Usage examples:

Hills are not as high as mountains., their house is on the top of a hill., the hills in the summer,…

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

He leaned back in his chair

noun

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.

Usage examples:

The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.

Usage examples:

His lean, muscular body

adjective

Responsible by law; legally answerable.

Usage examples:

The credit-card company is liable for any breach of contract

adjective

Likely to do, happen, or experience something

Usage examples:

If you don’t take care of yourself, you’re liable to get sick., he’s liable to say anything that co…

adjective

Legally responsible for something or someone

Usage examples:

Liable for sth the sellers were liable for all the damage., this is a serious crime and they can be…

adjective

Such as well might happen or be true; probable.

Usage examples:

Speculation on the likely effect of opting out

adverb

Probably.

Usage examples:

We will most likely go to a bar

adjective

Expected to happen; probable

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] if i don’t write it down, i’m likely to forget., i’ll most likely get there at …

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

adjective

Inclined to think in a particular way.

Usage examples:

Sustainability-minded professionals

verb

Be distressed, annoyed, or worried by.

Usage examples:

I don't mind the rain

suffix

Having a particular character, interest, or way of thinking about things

Usage examples:

She's very strong/independent-minded (= she has a very strong/independent character)., i don't imag…

idiom

A machine or other object can be said to have a mind of its own if it seems to be controlling the way it behaves or moves, independently of the person using it

Usage examples:

This shopping trolley has a mind of its own.

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Usage examples:

Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

Usage examples:

You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

Usage examples:

He pitched the ship inside and outside

verb

Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.

Usage examples:

Lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure

adjective

Made ready for use.

Usage examples:

He paints over the prepared canvas with brown acrylic to bring out the cracks

verb

Make (something) ready for use or consideration.

Usage examples:

Prepare a brief summary of the article

adjective

Ready to deal with a situation

Usage examples:

When she called on me, i wasn't prepared., they were prepared for the worst., the spokesperson read…

adjective

Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable.

Usage examples:

Farmed fish are prone to disease

verb

Turn (a patient) so as to lie face down for a period of time in order to improve the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs during mechanical ventilation.

Usage examples:

Twice a day he was proned to try and get as much oxygen into his body as possible

verb

Drop into a prone position; lie face down.

Usage examples:

They searched him and told him to prone out on the ground next to his car

noun

A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

Usage examples:

A wheelchair ramp

verb

Provide with a ramp.

Usage examples:

We have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access

adjective

In a suitable state for an action or situation; fully prepared.

Usage examples:

Are you ready, carrie?

noun

Available money; cash.

Usage examples:

They, somehow, made readies available to keep their friend in the style to which he had become accu…

verb

Prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose.

Usage examples:

The spare transformer was readied for shipment

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

Usage examples:

The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

verb

Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.

Usage examples:

A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

noun

A sloping position.

Usage examples:

The hedge grew at a slant

adjective

Sloping.

Usage examples:

Slant pockets

noun

A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.

Usage examples:

He slithered helplessly down the slope

verb

(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.

Usage examples:

The garden sloped down to a stream

verb

Move or cause to move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

The floor tilted slightly

noun

A sloping position or movement.

Usage examples:

The tilt of her head

verb

Lean over; tip

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Usage examples:

George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Usage examples:

The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun

A place where rubbish is left.

Usage examples:

A rubbish tip

verb

Raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components.

Usage examples:

The cost of upgrading each workstation is around £300

noun

An act of upgrading something.

Usage examples:

A room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite

verb

To improve the quality or usefulness of something, or to raise something or someone to a higher position or rank

Usage examples:

If you want to raise rents, you have to upgrade the housing first., they’re spending more than $4 m…

noun

An upward slope.

Usage examples:

You will get a better look at the individual riders as well, as they obviously move slower on the u…

adverb

At or towards a higher point on a slope.

Usage examples:

The big man started to run upslope

adjective

Situated or occurring at or towards a higher point on a slope.

Usage examples:

A few resorts report several inches of new snow in the favourable upslope locations

adjective

Ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

Usage examples:

He was quite willing to compromise

verb

Make or try to make (someone) do something or (something) happen by the exercise of mental powers.

Usage examples:

Reluctantly he willed himself to turn and go back

adjective

Not opposed to doing something; ready or eager to do something

Usage examples:

If you’re willing to fly on thursday you can get a cheaper ticket., she shows a willingness to work…

noun

One's customary behaviour.

Usage examples:

Constance, as was her wont, had paid her little attention

adjective

(of a person) in the habit of doing something; accustomed.

Usage examples:

He was wont to arise at 5.30 every morning

verb

Make or be or become accustomed.

Usage examples:

Wont thy heart to thoughts hereof