slope

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• COUNT in NET: 17 in 17 verses (in OT : 14 in 14 verses) (in NT : 3 in 3 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

slope, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See Slip, v. i.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon.  [1913 Webster]

  " buildings the summit and slope of a hill."  [1913 Webster]

  "Under the slopes of Pisgah."  [1913 Webster]
•  The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  " A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity; considered as ascending, an acclivity."  [1913 Webster]

Slope of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as, parallel planes have the same slope.

slope, a. 

 Sloping.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]
"A bank not steep, but gently slope."  [1913 Webster]

slope, adv. 

 In a sloping manner.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

slope, v. t. 

 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.  [1913 Webster]

slope, v. i. 

•  To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.  [1913 Webster]
•  To depart; to disappear suddenly.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

slope, n. & v.
--n.
1 an inclined position or direction; a state in which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a position in a line neither parallel nor perpendicular to level ground or to a line serving as a standard.
2 a piece of rising or falling ground.
3 a a difference in level between the two ends or sides of a thing (a slope of 5 metres). b the rate at which this increases with distance etc.
4 a place for skiing on the side of a hill or mountain.
5 (prec. by the) the position of a rifle when sloped.
--v.
1 intr. have or take a slope; slant esp. up or down; lie or tend obliquely, esp. to ground level.
2 tr. place or arrange or make in or at a slope.

Idiom

slope arms place one's rifle in a sloping position against one's shoulder. slope off sl. go away, esp. to evade work etc.

Etymology

shortening of ASLOPE

THESAURUS

slope

acclivity, angle, angularity, ascend, ascent, bank, bend, bevel, bezel, camber, cant, careen, chute, climb, decline, declivity, deflection, descend, descent, deviation, dip, downgrade, drop, drop off, easy slope, fall, fall away, fall off, fleam, gentle slope, glacis, go downhill, go uphill, grade, gradient, hanging gardens, heel, helicline, hill, hillside, inclination, incline, inclined plane, keel, launching ramp, lean, leaning, leaning tower, list, mount, obliqueness, obliquity, pitch, rake, ramp, recline, retreat, rise, scarp, shelve, shelving beach, side, sidle, sink, skew, slant, steep slope, stiff climb, swag, sway, talus, tilt, tip, tower of Pisa, upgrade, uprise

ROGET THESAURUS

slope

Avoidance

VB abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt, not do, maintain the even tenor of one's way, eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with, keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, stand off, hold aloof, hold off, take no part in, have no hand in, avoid, shun, steer clear of, keep clear of, fight shy of, keep one's distance, keep at a respectful distance, keep out of the way, get out of the way, evade, elude, turn away from, set one's face against, deny oneself, shrink back, hang back, hold back, draw back, recoil, retire, flinch, blink, blench, shy, shirk, dodge, parry, make way for, give place to, beat a retreat, turn tail, turn one's back, take to one's heels, runaway, run for one's life, cut and run, be off like a shot, fly, flee, fly away, flee away, run away from, take flight, take to flight, desert, elope, make off, scamper off, sneak off, shuffle off, sheer off, break away, tear oneself away, slip away, slink away, steel away, make away from, scamper away from, sneak away from, shuffle away from, sheer away from, slip cable, part company, turn one's heel, sneak out of, play truant, give one the go by, give leg bail, take French leave, slope, decamp, flit, bolt, abscond, levant, skedaddle, absquatulat, cut one's stick, walk one's chalks, show a light pair of heels, make oneself scarce, escape, go away, abandon, reject, lead one a dance, lead one a pretty dance, throw off the scent, play at hide and seek, Adj, unsought, unattempted, avoiding, neutral, shy of, elusive, evasive, fugitive, runaway, shy, wild.

Obliquity

N obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness, slopeness, leaning, bevel, tilt, bias, list, twist, swag, cant, lurch, distortion, bend, tower of Pisa, acclivity, rise, ascent, gradient, khudd, rising ground, hill, bank, declivity, downhill, dip, fall, devexity, gentle slope, rapid slope, easy ascent, easy descent, shelving beach, talus, monagne Russe, facilis descensus averni.