slope
[ slohp ]
/ sloʊp /
verb (used without object), sloped, slop·ing.
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.
verb (used with object), sloped, slop·ing.
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.
noun
Words nearby slope
slop jar, slop out, slop pail, slop sink, slop-over, slope, slope culture, sloper, sloppy, sloppy joe, sloppy joe's
Idioms for slope
slope off, Chiefly British Slang. to make one's way out slowly or furtively.
SYNONYMS FOR slope
1 Slope, slant mean to incline away from a relatively straight surface or line used as a reference. To slope is to incline vertically in an oblique direction: The ground slopes ( upward or downward ) sharply here. To slant is to fall to one side, to lie obliquely to some line whether horizontal or perpendicular: The road slants off to the right.
OTHER WORDS FROM slope
slop·ing·ly, adverbslop·ing·ness, nounun·sloped, adjectiveun·slop·ing, adjectiveusage note for slope
See slant-eyed.
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British Dictionary definitions for slope
slope
/ (sləʊp) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of slope
sloper, nounsloping, adjectiveslopingly, adverbslopingness, nounWord Origin for slope
C15: short for aslope, perhaps from the past participle of Old English āslūpan to slip away, from slūpan to slip
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