1. (a.) Bending forward; inclined; not erect.

2. (a.) Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.

3. (a.) Headlong; running downward or headlong.

4. (a.) Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.

5. (a.) Inclined; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.