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slope
(slōp)v. sloped, slop·ing, slopes
v.intr.
1. To diverge from the vertical or horizontal; incline: a roof that slopes. See Synonyms at slant.
2. To move or walk: "Without another word he turned and sloped off down the driveway" (Roald Dahl).
v.tr.
To cause to slope: sloped the path down the bank.
n.
1. An inclined line, surface, plane, position, or direction.
2. A stretch of ground forming a natural or artificial incline: ski slopes.
3.
a. A deviation from the horizontal.
b. The amount or degree of such deviation.
4. Mathematics
a. The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.
b. The tangent of the angle of inclination of a line, or the slope of the tangent line for a curve or surface.
5. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
[Probably from Middle English aslope, sloping.]
slop′er n.
slop′ing·ly adv.
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slope
(sləʊp)vb
1. to lie or cause to lie at a slanting or oblique angle
2. (intr) (esp of natural features) to follow an inclined course: many paths sloped down the hillside.
3. (intr; foll by off, away, etc) to go furtively
4. (Military) (tr) military (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in the slope position (esp in the command slope arms)
n
5. an inclined portion of ground
6. (Physical Geography) (plural) hills or foothills
7. any inclined surface or line
8. the degree or amount of such inclination
9. (Mathematics) maths
a. (of a line) the tangent of the angle between the line and another line parallel to the x-axis
b. the first derivative of the equation of a curve at a given point
10. (Military) (formerly) the position adopted for British military drill when the rifle is rested on the shoulder
11. (Peoples) slang derogatory US a person from Southeast Asia, esp a Vietnamese
[C15: short for aslope, perhaps from the past participle of Old English āslūpan to slip away, from slūpan to slip]
ˈsloper n
ˈsloping adj
ˈslopingly adv
ˈslopingness n
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slope
(sloʊp)v. sloped, slop•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to have an inclined or oblique direction or angle, esp. with reference to a horizontal plane; slant.
2. to move at an inclination or obliquely.
v.t. 3. to cause to incline from the horizontal or vertical.
4. to form with a slope.
n. 5. ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill.
6. inclination or slant, esp. downward or upward.
7. the degree of deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
8. an inclined surface.
9. Usu., slopes. hills, esp. foothills.
10. Math.
a. the tangent of the angle between a given straight line and the x-axis of a system of Cartesian coordinates.
b. the derivative of the function whose graph is a given curve evaluated at a designated point.
11. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to an East Asian, esp. a Vietnamese.)
[1495–1505; appar. < aslope]
usage: Definition 12 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. It refers to the slanting eyes associated with Asians.
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slope
- escarpment, scarp, palisade(s) - A cliff formation or line of cliffs can be called an escarpment, scarp (from Italian scarpa, "slope"), or palisade(s).
- scree - A mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain.
- katabatic - Skiing is a katabatic sport—moving down a slope or valley.
- scarp - To slope, cut a steep face.
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slope
Past participle: sloped
Gerund: sloping
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| Noun | 1. |  slope - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" bank - sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" camber, cant, bank - a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon coast - a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course" escarpment, scarp - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth hillside - the side or slope of a hill mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation piedmont - a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land ski slope - a snow-covered slope for skiing |
| 2. | slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" grade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade" gentleness, gradualness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" | |
| Verb | 1. | slope - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" fall - slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" climb - slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" |
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slope
noun
verb
slope off (Informal) slink away, slip away, sneak off, steal away, make off, skulk, creep away, make yourself scarce She sloped off quietly on Saturday afternoon.
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slope
verbnoun
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Translations
إنْحِدارمُنْحَدَرمُنْحَدِريَنْحَدِر
svahsklonklesat
hældningskræntskråneskråning
rinnejyrkkyyskaltevuuskulmakerroin
kosina
emelkedőlejtőlejtõs útmeredekség
lereng
hallasthallihalli, brekka
坂
비탈
būt nolaidenam/slīpamnogāzeslīpneslīpums
nagibati sepobočje
backe
พื้นที่ลาดเอียง
dốc
slope
[sləʊp]A. N (up) → cuesta f, pendiente f; (down) → declive m, bajada f; [of hill] → falda f, ladera f
the street was on a slope → la calle era en cuesta
the car got stuck on a slope → el coche se atascó en una cuesta
there is a slope down to the town → la ciudad está bajando una cuesta or ladera
on the eastern slope → en la vertiente este
a slope of ten degrees → una pendiente del diez por ciento
the street was on a slope → la calle era en cuesta
the car got stuck on a slope → el coche se atascó en una cuesta
there is a slope down to the town → la ciudad está bajando una cuesta or ladera
on the eastern slope → en la vertiente este
a slope of ten degrees → una pendiente del diez por ciento
B. VI → inclinarse
to slope forwards → estar inclinado hacia delante
to slope up/away or down → subir/bajar en pendiente
the garden slopes down to the stream → el jardín baja hacia el arroyo
to slope forwards → estar inclinado hacia delante
to slope up/away or down → subir/bajar en pendiente
the garden slopes down to the stream → el jardín baja hacia el arroyo
slope off VI + ADV → escabullirse, largarse, rajarse (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slope
[ˈsləʊp] n
[ground, surface] → pente f
She rode up a grassy slope → Elle a monté une pente herbeuse.
to be on a slope → être en pente
The street was on a slope → La rue était en pente.
She rode up a grassy slope → Elle a monté une pente herbeuse.
to be on a slope → être en pente
The street was on a slope → La rue était en pente.
(= side of hill, mountain) → versant m
(= slant) → inclinaison f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
slope
n
(= sloping ground) → (Ab)hang m; on a slope → am Hang; halfway up the slope → auf halber Höhe; there is a slope down to the town → es fällt zur Stadt hin ab; he broke his leg on the (ski) slopes → er hat sich das Bein auf der Piste gebrochen
(Mil) with his rifle at the slope → mit geschultertem Gewehr
vi
(writing) → geneigt sein; (road, garden, floor, roof, ground) → sich neigen; the picture is sloping to the left/right → das Bild hängt schief; his handwriting slopes to the left/backwards → seine Handschrift ist nach links/nach hinten geneigt
(inf: = move casually) → schlendern (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
slope
[sləʊp]1. n
a. (gen, of hill) → pendio; (side of hill) → versante m; (of roof) → pendenza; (of floor) → inclinazione f
on the slopes of Mount Etna → alle falde or pendici dell'Etna
the car got stuck on a slope → la macchina si è bloccata su una salita
on the slopes of Mount Etna → alle falde or pendici dell'Etna
the car got stuck on a slope → la macchina si è bloccata su una salita
b. (also ski slope) → pista (da sci)
2. vi (path, roof, handwriting) → essere inclinato/a
to slope up → essere in salita
the garden slopes down to the stream → il giardino digrada verso il ruscello
to slope up → essere in salita
the garden slopes down to the stream → il giardino digrada verso il ruscello
slope off vi + adv (fam) → filarsela, tagliare la corda
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slope
(sləup) noun1. a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant. The floor is on a slight slope.
2. a surface with one end higher than the other. The house stands on a gentle slope.
verb to be in a position which is neither level nor upright. The field slopes towards the road.
ˈsloping adjectivea sloping roof.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
slope
→ مُنْحَدِر svah skrænt Hang πλαγιά pendiente rinne pente kosina pendio 坂 비탈 helling skråning nachylenie inclinação Склон or скат backe พื้นที่ลาดเอียง yokuş dốc 斜坡Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
slope
n. inclinación; declive;
vi. estar inclinado-a; estar en declive.
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