: that slants : sloping
—often used in combination
slope-sided
sloped; sloping
1
: to take an oblique course
2
: to lie or fall in a slant : incline
: to cause to incline or slant
sloper
noun
1
: ground that forms a natural or artificial incline
2
: upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant
3
: the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean
Alaska's North Slope
4
a
: the tangent of the angle made by a straight line with the x-axis
b
: the slope of the line tangent to a plane curve at a point
Examples of slope in a Sentence
Verb
His handwriting slopes to the left.
they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street
Noun
They climbed the steep slope.
What is the angle of the slope?
You can adjust the slope of the ramp.
a slope of 30 degrees
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Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
In the Dolomites, the pleasures of post-slope relaxing are simply woven into the culture.
—Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
The Road to Hāna (or the Hāna Highway, as it's also known) takes you through moist rainforests with hidden waterfalls and arid hills that slope into the ocean, past black sand beaches and ancient lava flows.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
Dima, who asked to use a pseudonym out of concern for his privacy, lost all his toes to frostbite after spending five days trying to navigate the slopes in subzero temperatures.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
There’s no spa, but the outdoor pool and hot tubs are perfect for easing post-slope muscle soreness, and guests can make use of complimentary Therabody recovery tools.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
In the Dolomites, the pleasures of post-slope relaxing are simply woven into the culture.
—Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
Verb
The property abuts a sloping canyon.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
The Road to Hāna (or the Hāna Highway, as it's also known) takes you through moist rainforests with hidden waterfalls and arid hills that slope into the ocean, past black sand beaches and ancient lava flows.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
In more recent years, the promise of sunny skies and snowy slopes and a healthy dose of luxury have enticed fever dream-worthy celebrity crowds.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
Dima, who asked to use a pseudonym out of concern for his privacy, lost all his toes to frostbite after spending five days trying to navigate the slopes in subzero temperatures.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slope. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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slope
2 of 3 verb
sloped; sloping
: to take a slanting direction : give a slant to : incline
sloper
noun
slope
3 of 3 noun1
: ground that forms a natural or artificial incline
2
: upward or downward slant or degree of slant
3
: the ratio of the change in a vertical direction to the change in a horizontal direction between any two points on the graph of a straight line
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