Slope

/slษ™สŠp/

The meaning and definition of Slope, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
    โ€œI had to climb a small slope to get to the site.โ€
  2. The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
    โ€œThe road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.โ€
verb
  1. To tend steadily upward or downward.
    โ€œThe road slopes sharply down at that point.โ€
  2. To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
    โ€œto slope the ground in a garden; ย  to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garmentโ€
Synonyms bank embankment gradient hill incline first derivative

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