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Incline
Incline In*cline", n.
An inclined plane; an ascent o? descent; a grade or gradient;
a slope.
InclineIncline In*cline", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inclined; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inclining.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner,
incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare
to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean to incline.]
1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an
object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline
toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.
2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense;
to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to
have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed.
Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges
ix. 3.
Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both
the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell.
3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer.
Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. Incline
Incline In*cline", v. t.
1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction;
to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the
column or post to the east; incline your head to the
right.
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. --Is. xxxvii.
17.
2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or
affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix.
36.
Incline our hearts to keep this law. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head
or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
With due respect my body I inclined. --Dryden.
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Duquesne Incline (/djuːˈkeɪn/ dew-KAYN) is a
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Monongahela Incline is a
funicular on the
South Side in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
United States, near the
Smithfield Street Bridge.
Designed and built...
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other car. A car is
either winched up to the
station on the top of the
incline where the
cable is
collected on a
winch drum.
Alternatively a car is balanced...
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Clifton Incline may
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Clifton Incline (Niagara Falls)
Clifton Incline (Pittsburgh)
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disambiguation page
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Canal Street incline (also
Canal Street portal) was a ramp
connecting two
transit tunnels in
Boston with
surface and
elevated lines. It was located...
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Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
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