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[1] to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
[2] to move at an inclination or obliquely: They sloped gradually westward.
[3] to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical: The sun sloped its beams.
[4] to form with a slope or slant: to slope an embankment.
[5] ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill.
[6] inclination or slant, especially downward or upward.
[7] deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
[8] an inclined surface.
[9] Usually slopes. hills, especially foothills or bluffs: the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
[10] Mathematics . the tangent of the angle between a given straight line and the x- axis of a system of Cartesian coordinates. the derivative of the function whose graph is a given curve evaluated at a designated point.
[11] Slang : Extremely Disparaging and Offensive . a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of East Asian origin, especially a Vietnamese or other South Asian.
[12] slope off , Chiefly British Slang . to make one's way out slowly or furtively.
[13] to lie or cause to lie at a slanting or oblique angle
[14] (intr) (esp of natural features) to follow an inclined course many paths sloped down the hillside
[15] (intr; foll by off, away, etc ) to go furtively
[16] (tr) military (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in the slope position (esp in the command slope arms )
[17] an inclined portion of ground
[18] (plural) hills or foothills
[19] any inclined surface or line
[20] the degree or amount of such inclination
[21] maths (of a line) the tangent of the angle between the line and another line parallel to the x- axis the first derivative of the equation of a curve at a given point
[22] (formerly) the position adopted for British military drill when the rifle is rested on the shoulder
[23] US slang , derogatory a person from Southeast Asia, especially a Vietnamese

Words related to Sloping

slopeinclined, leaning, oblique, aslant, aslope, askew, downhill, supine, declivous

Words nearby Sloping

slopeslop jar, slop out, slop pail, slop sink, slop-over, slope, slope culture, sloper, sloppy, sloppy joe, sloppy joe's

Origin of Sloping

e1495–1505; aphetic variant of aslope; akin to slip1

Other words from Sloping

slop·ing·ly , adverb
slop·ing·ness , noun
un·sloped , adjective
un·slop·ing , adjective

Word origin for Sloping

eC15: short for aslope, perhaps from the past participle of Old English āslūpan to slip away, from slūpan to slip

Synonyms for Sloping

slanted, tilted, inclining, aslant, aslope, oblique