Slope
/slษสp/
The meaning and definition of Slope, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
โI had to climb a small slope to get to the site.โ
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The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
โThe road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.โ
verb
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To tend steadily upward or downward.
โThe road slopes sharply down at that point.โ
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To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
โto slope the ground in a garden; ย to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garmentโ
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