incline vs dip

incline and dip both are nouns.

incline and dip both are verbs.

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

As verbs, dip is a hyponym of incline; that is, dip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than incline:

incline: be at an angle
dip: slope downwards

Other hyponyms of incline include ascend, stoop, fall, climb.

incline (noun)	dip (noun)
an inclined surface connecting two levels	a brief swim in water
an elevated geological formation	a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
	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

incline (verb)	dip (verb)
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief	stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
feel favorably disposed or willing	go down momentarily
be at an angle	dip into a liquid while eating
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well	plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined	immerse in a disinfectant solution
	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 incline and dip

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