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slope
(sl/oU/p )

adjective (a)

  • Sloping.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an elevated geological formation(noun.object)
    Example:
    He climbed the steep slope.
    Synonym:
    incline, side
    source: wordnet30
  • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    gradient
    source: wordnet30
  • An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • In a sloping manner.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be at an angle(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The terrain sloped down.
    Synonym:
    incline, pitch
    source: wordnet30
  • To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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