Sekirov Dictionary

slope

UK /sləʊp/US /sloʊp/

noun9

  1. A surface that either inclines or declines in a regular manner from the perspective of an observer.
  2. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
  3. The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
  4. The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.
  5. The slope of the line tangent to the curve at the given point.
  6. The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
  7. a concept or idea which suggests a type of oblique or accelerating progression
  8. (vulgar, offensive) An East or Southeast Asian person, especially one that is Chinese.
  9. (slang, old-fashioned) A hasty departure.

verb4

  1. To tend steadily upward or downward.
  2. To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
  3. (UK, informal) To try to move surreptitiously.
  4. To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

adjective1

  1. (no longer used) Sloping.

adverb1

  1. (no longer used) slopingly
forms

sloped · sloping · slopes · slopeth · more slope · most slope

Phrases with slope

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