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
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.
usage note for slope
See
slant-eyed.
OTHER WORDS FROM slope
slop·ing·ly, adverb slop·ing·ness, noun un·sloped, adjective un·slop·ing, adjectiveWords nearby slope
slop jar,
slop out,
slop pail,
slop sink,
slop-over,
slope,
slope culture,
sloper,
sloppy,
sloppy joe,
sloppy joe's
Example sentences from the Web for sloping
British Dictionary definitions for sloping
slope
/ (sləʊp) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of slope
sloper, noun sloping, adjective slopingly, adverb slopingness, nounWord Origin for slope
C15: short for
aslope, perhaps from the past participle of Old English
āslūpan to slip away, from
slūpan to slip