: 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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
Below, Vogue tracks the most noteworthy openings, from restaurants, to stores, to post-slope hotspots.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2021
Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Each of the homes is built on two-acre homesites, positioned against the region’s sloping hills and lush forests.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
This season brings ample snow for skiing the slopes Down Under—and the wise culinary traveler also knows that this is a time for feasting: Winter is truffle season in Canberra.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
In the Dolomites, the pleasures of post-slope relaxing are simply woven into the culture.
—Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
Below, Vogue tracks the most noteworthy openings, from restaurants, to stores, to post-slope hotspots.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2021
Verb
This means that if the wheelchair user is trying to move forward along a surface that slopes to one side, for instance, the front wheels will automatically turn to face down that slope.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Each of the homes is built on two-acre homesites, positioned against the region’s sloping hills and lush forests.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
When a dark van pulled up and Charli popped out, the 400 or so people crammed up the slope around the BRAT structure went berserk.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
This season brings ample snow for skiing the slopes Down Under—and the wise culinary traveler also knows that this is a time for feasting: Winter is truffle season in Canberra.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slope. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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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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