slope Definition

slope
noun

1. A slanting surface; an incline.

Thesaurus: incline, rise, hill, grade, ramp, declivity.
2. A position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant.
3. A specially prepared track for skiing, on the side of a snow-covered hill or mountain.

verb, intr sloped, sloping

1. To rise or fall at an angle.

Thesaurus: slant, lean, tilt, rise, pitch.
2. To be slanted or inclined.

Derivative: sloping
adj

Rising or falling at an angle
Thesaurus: askew, oblique, angled, beveled; Antonym: level.

Idiom: slope arms

To place or hold a rifle on the shoulder with the barrel sloping back and up.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon aslupan to slip away.

Phrasal Verb: slope off

To leave stealthily or furtively.