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Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights.

corner getteth to himself shame. Prov. ix. 7. A judgment that is equal and impartial must incline to the greater probabilities. Bp. Wilkins.

Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.

To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel.

To fall on, or incline to, one side. Bunyan. To tip off, to fall off by tipping.

of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by hand, over soft and deep snow. [Written also tobogan, and tarbogan.]

in way). To toe in, to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other. -- To toe out, to have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot. toe in, to align the front wheels so that they point slightly toward each other.

Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; ingulgent.

nsation which makes us pity the object which excites it not the less that we are somewhat inclined to laugh amid our sympathy. Sir W. Scott.

To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.

Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge.

he replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces.

ortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat. Rowe. To tumble home (Naut.), to incline inward, as the sides of a vessel, above the bends or extreme breadth; -- used esp. in the phrase tumbling home. Cf. Wall-sided.

give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something. "Expert when to advance, or s…

e turns; to meander. As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. Swift.

To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.

Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to companionship or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an unsociable person or temper. -- Un*so"cia*ble*ness, n. -- Un*so"cia*bly, adv.

Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant. And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, "Keep your piece nine years." Pope. -- Un*will"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*will"ing*ness, n.

To lean or incline upon anything. [Obs.] Spenser.

Inclined to fluctuate; wavering. Tennyson. -- Vac"il*la`ting*ly, adv.