verb
-clines; -clined; -clining
to bend forward or to cause (something) to bend forward [no obj]
[no obj] :to lean or slope
[+ obj] formal :to cause (someone) to want to do something or to be likely to do something
formal :to think or to cause (someone) to think that something is probably true or correct - followed by to + verb; [no obj]
noun
plural -clines
[count] :a slanting surface :slope