incline

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At the bottom of the incline was an immense heap of weathered sandstone all crumbling to dust, but there were no huge rocks as large as houses, such as rested so lightly and frightfully above, waiting patiently and inevitably to crash down.

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  1. intransitive verb To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant.
  2. intransitive verb To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action.
  3. intransitive verb To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.
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  • But often, I didn't think the incline was that steep. —  Automotive Headlines
  • Then I went the treadmill and ran a 4 mile workout; .5 mile easy (10 mpm); gradually raised the incline to 3 where I changed the speed from 9: 50 to 9: 30; I ran a mile at that incline, then dropped it to 1 and ran .25 miles at 9: 50 to recover then increased the speed gradually to an 8: 40 pace at the end of 4 miles (total time: 38: 10). —  blueollie
  • She said the van driver kept telling her that afternoon that she came down a steep incline, and had no brakes, and she was told earlier that same day that someone checked the brakes and they were OK. —  KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports
  • Growth of local radio site revenues, expected to reach $255 million this year, is on an even steeper incline -- up 70 percent since —  Search Engine Watch Forums
  • Imagine needing that power song at the foot of a killer incline, and having to fiddle with the scroll wheel to find it. —  Watch Report
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declivity ·  ascent ·  acclivity ·  slant ·  knoll ·  hillside ·  climb ·  precipice ·  ravine ·  slope ·  embankment ·  mountainside

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incline:   inclined
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner, from Latin inclīnāre : in-, into, toward; see in-2 + -clīnāre, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also encline; from Middle English inclinen, enclinen, from Old French encliner, incliner; F. incliner = Provencal enclinar, inclinar = Spanish Portuguese inclinar = Italian inchinare, inclinare, from Latin inclinare (= Greek ἐγκλίνειν), bend down, lean, incline, from in, on, + clinare, lean: see cline, decline, recline, etc.
  2. from Middle English encline, from Old French enclin, an inclination, bow, disposition, from encliner, incline: see incline, v.
 

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