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Inclined to romp; indulging in romps. A little romping girl from boarding school. W. Irving.

Given to rude play; inclined to romp. --- Romp"ish, adv. -- Romp"ish*ness, n.

Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.

Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious. Shak. -- Rut"tish*ness, n.

Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.

wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.

Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong. Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous. Hooker.

Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. [R.] Secret Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. Shak.

Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; artificially or affectedly tender; -- often in a reproachful sense. A sentimental mind is rather prone to overwrought feeling and exaggerated tenderness. Whately.

Inclined to follow a leader; following; attendant. Trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre. Dryden.

hips to show the extent of the rolling and pitching of a vessel. -- Ship railway. (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for repairs. (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two water courses or harbors. -- Ship's company,…

An inclined railway running into the water with a cradelike car on which a vessel may be drawn out on land, as for repairs.

An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.

An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. [Writ…

iece is placed on the right shoulder, with the lock plate up, and the muzzle elevated and inclined to the left, and held as in the illustration.

Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. What makes you so shy, my good friend There's nobody loves you better than I. Arbuthnot. The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly shamefacedness. Wordsworth.

Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.

Inclining to one sidel directed toward one side; sloping; inclined; as, sideling ground.

Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral. "Sinistrous gravity." Sir T. Browne.

w back. (Civil Engin.) (a) The course of masonry, the stone, or the iron plate, having an inclined face, which forms the abutment for the voussoirs of a segmental arch. (b) A plate, cap, or shoe, having an inclined face to receive the nut of a diagonal brace, rod, or the end of an inclined strut, in a truss or frame.…