Australian English Meaning of slope

slope

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Definitions and Meaning of slope in English

Wordnet

slope (n)

an elevated geological formation

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

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slope (v)

be at an angle

Webster

slope (v. i.)

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.

Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon.

To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.

To depart; to disappear suddenly.

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slope (a.)

Sloping.

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slope (adv.)

In a sloping manner.

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slope (v. t.)

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.

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slope (n.)

The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.

FAQs About the word slope

slope

an elevated geological formation, the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal, be at an angleAn oblique direction; a line or di

Gradient,inclination,slope,ascent,climb,diagonal,grade,lean,pitch,rake

declension,declination,decline,slope,descent,dip,Downgrade,fall,hanging,hang

slop pail => slop bucket, slop jar => slop jar, slop chest => slop chest, slop bowl => slop bowl, slop basin => tip sink,