slope

slope  (slp)

v. sloped, slop·ing, slopes

v.intr.

1. To diverge from the vertical or horizontal; incline: a roof that slopes. See Synonyms at slant.

2. To move on a slant; ascend or descend: sloped down the trail.

v.tr.

To cause to slope: sloped the path down the bank.

n.

1. An inclined line, surface, plane, position, or direction.

2. A stretch of ground forming a natural or artificial incline: ski slopes.

3.

a. A deviation from the horizontal.

b. The amount or degree of such deviation.

4. Mathematics

a. The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.

b. The tangent of the angle of inclination of a line, or the slope of the tangent line for a curve or surface.

5. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.

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[Probably from Middle English aslope, sloping.]

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sloper n.

sloping·ly adv.

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slope

Noun

1. a stretch of ground where one end is higher than the other

2. slopes hills or foothills

3. any slanting surface

4. the angle of such a slant

Verb

[sloping, sloped]

1. to slant or cause to slant

2. (esp. of natural features) to have one end or part higher than another: the bank sloped sharply down to the river

3. slope off or away Informal to go quietly and quickly in order to avoid something or someone

4. slope arms Mil (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in a sloping position against the shoulder [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slope - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" incline, side acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" bank - sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" camber, cant, bank - a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon coast - a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course" declivity, downslope, declination, declension, fall, decline, descent - a downward slope or bend escarpment, scarp - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth hillside - the side or slope of a hill mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation piedmont - a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land ski slope - a snow-covered slope for skiing
	2.	slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" gradient grade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade" rake, slant, pitch - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" precipitousness, steepness, abruptness - the property possessed by a slope that is very steep gentleness, gradualness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
Verb	1.	slope - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" incline, pitch ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" fall - slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" climb - slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

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slope

noun 1. inclination, rise, incline, tilt, descent, downgrade chiefly U.S. slant, ramp, gradient, brae Scot. scarp, declination, declivity

verb 2. slant, incline, drop away, fall, rise, pitch, lean, tilt

slope off slink away, slip away, steal away, skulk, creep away, make yourself scarce

Translations

slope [sləup] n (up) → cuesta, pendiente f;

(down) → declive m (= side of mountain); falda, vertiente f

vi to slope down → estar en declive;

to slope up → subir (en pendiente)

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slope [sləup] n → pente f, côte f (= side of mountain); versant m (= slant); inclinaison f

vi to slope down → être or descendre en pente;

to slope up → monter

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slope [sləup] n → Hügel m;

(side of mountain) → Hang m;

(ski slope) → Piste f;

(slant) → Neigung f

vi to slope down → abfallen;

to slope up → ansteigen

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slope [sləup] n → pendio (= side of mountain); versante m [of roof] → pendenza; [of floor] → inclinazione f

vi to slope down → declinare;

to slope up → essere in salita