English dictionary

slope

/sl/oU/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

an elevated geological formation

noun.object

Examples
He climbed the steep slope.

Synonyms incline side

Source: WordNet 3.0
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

noun.attribute

Synonyms gradient

Source: WordNet 3.0
An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.

noun

Source: webster1913
The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.

noun

Source: webster1913

be at an angle

verb.motion

Examples
The terrain sloped down.

Synonyms incline pitch

Source: WordNet 3.0
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment.

verb

Source: webster1913
To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.

verb

Source: webster1913