dip vs incline

dip and incline both are nouns.

dip and incline both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No
incline	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, incline is a hypernym of dip; that is, incline is a word with a broader meaning than dip:

dip: slope downwards
incline: be at an angle

Other hypernyms of dip include pitch, slope.

dip (noun)	incline (noun)
a brief swim in water	an inclined surface connecting two levels
a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms	an elevated geological formation
a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a brief immersion
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
a depression in an otherwise level surface

dip (verb)	incline (verb)
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid	make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
go down momentarily	feel favorably disposed or willing
dip into a liquid while eating	be at an angle
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container	bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
immerse in a disinfectant solution	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip into a liquid
appear to move downward
slope downwards
lower briefly
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
take a small amount from

Difference between dip and incline

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