sloping
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verb (used without object)
1.
to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
2.
to move at an inclination or obliquely: They sloped gradually westward.
verb (used with object)
3.
to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical: The sun sloped its beams.
4.
to form with a slope or slant: to slope an embankment.
noun
5.
ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill.
6.
inclination or slant, especially downward or upward.
7.
deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
8.
an inclined surface.
9.
Usually, slopes. hills, especially foothills or bluffs: the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
10.
Mathematics.
a.
the tangent of the angle between a given straight line and the x- axis of a system of Cartesian coordinates.
b.
the derivative of the function whose graph is a given curve evaluated at a designated point.
11.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. an Asian, especially a Vietnamese.
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Sloping
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12.
slope off, Chiefly British Slang. to make one's way out slowly or furtively.
Related forms
slop·ing·ly, adverb
slop·ing·ness, noun
un·sloped, adjective
un·slop·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. Slope, slant mean to incline away from a relatively straight surface or line used as a reference. To slope is to incline vertically in an oblique direction: The ground slopes ( upward or downward ) sharply here. To slant is to fall to one side, to lie obliquely to some line whether horizontal or perpendicular: The road slants off to the right.
1. Slope, slant mean to incline away from a relatively straight surface or line used as a reference. To slope is to incline vertically in an oblique direction: The ground slopes ( upward or downward ) sharply here. To slant is to fall to one side, to lie obliquely to some line whether horizontal or perpendicular: The road slants off to the right.
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slope (sləʊp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to lie or cause to lie at a slanting or oblique angle |
| 2. | (intr) (esp of natural features) to follow an inclined course: many paths sloped down the hillside |
| 3. | (intr; |
| 4. | (tr) military (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in the slope position (esp in the command slope arms) |
| —n | |
| 5. | an inclined portion of ground |
| 6. | (plural) hills or foothills |
| 7. | any inclined surface or line |
| 8. | the degree or amount of such inclination |
| 9. | maths |
| a. (of a line) the tangent of the angle between the line and another line parallel to the x-axis | |
| b. the first derivative of the equation of a curve at a given point | |
| 10. | (formerly) the position adopted for British military drill when the rifle is rested on the shoulder |
| 11. | slang, derogatory (US) a person from Southeast Asia, especially a Vietnamese |
| [C15: short for aslope, perhaps from the past participle of Old English āslūpan to slip away, from slūpan to slip] | |
| 'sloper | |
| —n | |
| 'sloping | |
| —adj | |
| 'slopingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'slopingness | |
| —n | |
| slope (sləʊp) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to lie or cause to lie at a slanting or oblique angle |
| 2. | (intr) (esp of natural features) to follow an inclined course: many paths sloped down the hillside |
| 3. | (intr; |
| 4. | (tr) military (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in the slope position (esp in the command slope arms) |
| —n | |
| 5. | an inclined portion of ground |
| 6. | (plural) hills or foothills |
| 7. | any inclined surface or line |
| 8. | the degree or amount of such inclination |
| 9. | maths |
| a. (of a line) the tangent of the angle between the line and another line parallel to the x-axis | |
| b. the first derivative of the equation of a curve at a given point | |
| 10. | (formerly) the position adopted for British military drill when the rifle is rested on the shoulder |
| 11. | slang, derogatory (US) a person from Southeast Asia, especially a Vietnamese |
| [C15: short for aslope, perhaps from the past participle of Old English āslūpan to slip away, from slūpan to slip] | |
| 'sloper | |
| —n | |
| 'sloping | |
| —adj | |
| 'slopingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'slopingness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
slope
1590s, from earlier adj. meaning "slanting" (c.1500), probably from M.E. aslope (adv.) "on the incline" (late 15c.), from O.E. *aslopen, pp. of aslupan "to slip away," from a- "away" + slupan "to slip" (see sleeve). The noun is first recorded 1610s, from the verb. Derogatory
slang meaning "Oriental person" is attested from 1948.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The transition from land to sea begins at the continental shelf, a gently sloping, submerged extension of the continent.
Since it's heeled onto one side, they'll have to learn how to walk on walls and scale the sloping, perilous decks.
Double sloping roof with airflow in between roof panels.
Waves of sloping, tiled rooftops rolled toward the school.
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