slope

²slope

verb

slopedslop·ing

Definition of SLOPE

intransitive verb

1

: to take an oblique course

2

: to lie or fall in a slant : incline

3

: go, travel <slopes off into the night — Wolcott Gibbs>

transitive verb

: to cause to incline or slant

— slop·er noun

Examples of SLOPE

1. His handwriting slopes to the left.
2. <they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street>

First Known Use of SLOPE

1591

Related to SLOPE

Synonyms: angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, list, pitch, slant, lean, tilt, tip

Related Words: bank; bend, deviate, swerve, veer; decline, descend, recline, retreat

Near Antonyms: even, flatten, level, straighten

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