incline forward



incline forward

to lean forward; to slant forward. The earthquake-ravaged building inclined forward a little bit more and looked as if it was going to fall. My chair inclined forward and I kept feeling as if I were going to fall off.
See also: forward, incline

incline something forward

to lean something forward; to make something slant forward. Incline the light forward a little bit, so you can see better. The fence had been inclined slightly forward to make it harder to climb.
See also: forward, incline

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LÁRus-Icelandic
Heliodoroe-lyo-DHO-ro (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Sedef-Turkish
JonathonJAHN-ə-thənEnglish
TreyTRAYEnglish
Nogah-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew