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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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Arguably, the two best features for powderhounds are the gear storage area, complete with a boot dryer and a waxing and tuning station, and the hot tub because no mountain retreat is complete without a post-slope soak.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 26 Jan. 2026
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The rescue unfolded at a scenic point near the tip of the beach, where rocky cliffs slope sharply up to Sutro Heights Park.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
On May 18, 1980, the north slope of Mount Saint Helens, a volcanic peak in the Cascades Range, was blasted away in an eruption that killed 57 people and devastated an area of approximately 200 square miles.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Travelers can stay at Hotel Catedral Patagonia, which has a spa for post-slope relaxation.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Arguably, the two best features for powderhounds are the gear storage area, complete with a boot dryer and a waxing and tuning station, and the hot tub because no mountain retreat is complete without a post-slope soak.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Besides the value of its open spaces and sloping landscapes amid the city center, Bayfront Park is a sign of faith that if the city is willing to invest $30 million downtown, its citizens will be encouraged to build, shop and live there.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The rescue unfolded at a scenic point near the tip of the beach, where rocky cliffs slope sharply up to Sutro Heights Park.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
At higher elevations, those winds have built slabs on north through east-facing slopes, terrain where avalanches are now likely.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
On May 18, 1980, the north slope of Mount Saint Helens, a volcanic peak in the Cascades Range, was blasted away in an eruption that killed 57 people and devastated an area of approximately 200 square miles.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Cite this Entry
“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slope. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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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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