slope
to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
to move at an inclination or obliquely: They sloped gradually westward.
to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical: The sun sloped its beams.
to form with a slope or slant: to slope an embankment.
ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill.
inclination or slant, especially downward or upward.
deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
an inclined surface.
Usually slopes. hills, especially foothills or bluffs: the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Mathematics.
the tangent of the angle between a given straight line and the x-axis of a system of Cartesian coordinates.
the derivative of the function whose graph is a given curve evaluated at a designated point.
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of East Asian origin, especially a Vietnamese or other South Asian.
Idioms about slope
slope off, Chiefly British Slang. to make one's way out slowly or furtively.
Origin of slope
1synonym study For slope
usage note For slope
Other words from slope
- slop·ing·ly, adverb
- slop·ing·ness, noun
- un·sloped, adjective
- un·slop·ing, adjective
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How to use slope in a sentence
Colorado is very rural on the western slope and on the eastern plains.
If so, the more heavily harvested a particular slope, the more camouflaged the plants that live there should be.
These plants seem like they’re trying to hide from people | Jonathan Lambert | November 20, 2020 | Science NewsGroups of 20 or more hares gather each winter to nibble heather on leeward slopes, where the snow tends to be shallower.
These Photos Remind Us Why Conservation Matters - Issue 92: Frontiers | Kevin Berger | November 11, 2020 | NautilusIt’s a slippery slope to task our team members with making judgments about other people.
Danny Meyer wants to bring everyone to the table after a fractious election. Twitter says: Too soon. | Tim Carman | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostAnswering them all can feel like too much to bear sometimes, especially when I simply want to admire the changing leaves, listen to a stream roll by, or just not collapse while dragging myself up a slope.
Many thousands of years ago, glacial floods swept through the area and carved out the sloping sides of the current grounds.
On a green field below the sloping campus, teams huddle and plot strategy as group leaders and refs get the games into place.
A Camp Away From Terror: Where Israeli and Palestinian Kids Find Common Ground | Nina Strochlic | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTModernist in style, it has a great sloping roof and circular windows offering views of the city.
The winding, sloping roads had been a pleasure to navigate, the air perfumed with onions growing by the roadside.
A column of wildebeest cantered rigidly in the other direction—all spindly legs, candyfloss white beards, and sloping backs.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot | Joanna Eede | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRobert was out there under the shed, reclining in the shade against the sloping keel of the overturned boat.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinLettice, he saw, was lying with a cigarette against the bank of sloping sand that curved above them.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHis straw-hued hair, brushed back from a sloping brow, hung lankly down upon his coat-collar.
Dope | Sax RohmerSet back on the middle of two lots, it was, with a cement drive sloping up from the street to the garage backed against the alley.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerShe knew that, because she had seen it in his desk—the desk once belonging to her father, a sloping thing with a green-baize top.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for slope
/ (sləʊp) /
to lie or cause to lie at a slanting or oblique angle
(intr) (esp of natural features) to follow an inclined course: many paths sloped down the hillside
(intr; foll by off, away, etc) to go furtively
(tr) military (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in the slope position (esp in the command slope arms)
an inclined portion of ground
(plural) hills or foothills
any inclined surface or line
the degree or amount of such inclination
maths
(of a line) the tangent of the angle between the line and another line parallel to the x- axis
the first derivative of the equation of a curve at a given point
(formerly) the position adopted for British military drill when the rifle is rested on the shoulder
US slang, derogatory a person from Southeast Asia, especially a Vietnamese
Origin of slope
1Derived forms of slope
- sloper, noun
- sloping, adjective
- slopingly, adverb
- slopingness, noun
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