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Slope

//sloʊp// adj, adv, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sloping. obsolete

    "A bank not steep, but gently slope."

Adverb
  1. 1
    slopingly obsolete

    "So promis'd he; and Uriel to his charge Return'd on that bright beam , whose point now rais'd , Bore him slope downward to the sun"

Noun
  1. 1
    An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward. countable, uncountable

    "I had to climb a small slope to get to the site."

  2. 2
    the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal wordnet
  3. 3
    The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward. countable, uncountable

    "The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point."

  4. 4
    an elevated geological formation wordnet
  5. 5
    The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line. countable, uncountable

    "The slope of this line is 0.5"

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  1. 6
    The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point. countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable

    "The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x."

  2. 7
    The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run). countable, uncountable

    "The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater."

  3. 8
    A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent. countable, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable, vulgar
Verb
  1. 1
    To tend steadily upward or downward. intransitive

    "The road slopes sharply down at that point."

  2. 2
    be at an angle wordnet
  3. 3
    To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant. transitive

    "to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"

  4. 4
    To try to move surreptitiously. UK, colloquial, usually

    "I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me."

  5. 5
    To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

    "The order was given to "slope arms"."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From aslope (adjective, adverb).

Etymology 2

From aslope (adjective, adverb).

Etymology 3

From aslope (adjective, adverb).

Etymology 4

From aslope (adjective, adverb).

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