<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant</li><li>to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these days</li><li>to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: The flowers incline toward blue</li><li>to tend in character or in course of action: a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative</li><li>to lean; bend</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually followed by to): His attitude did not incline me to help him</li><li>to bow, nod, or bend (the head, body, etc.): He inclined his head in greeting</li><li>to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an inclined surface; slope; slant</li><li>Railroads: a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°; any railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective</li><li>Mining: an angled shaft following a dipping vein</li><li>an inclined haulageway</li></ul>