Incline - English meaning

noun

An upward slope.

Usage examples:

An acclivity that wasn't present before came up.

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

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

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…

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.

noun

A downward slope.

Usage examples:

The downslopes - the ends of careers - are usually never pretty for anybody.

adverb

At or towards a lower point on a slope.

Usage examples:

The fort entrances faced downslope, forcing enemies to charge uphill

adjective

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

Usage examples:

Some of the strata probably were deposited rapidly due to sudden downslope movement of sediment

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

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

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…

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