to slope
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1.7
- verb
- /sloʊp/
:
inclinar
- The palace itself rose in a steeply sloping pyramid in the center of the courtyard.
- steeply sloped
- gently sloping
- downward-sloping
Modern cars have these sloping front end designs to make pedestrian impacts less severe.
- Modern cars have these sloping front end designs to make pedestrian impacts less severe.
Examples
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The rooms were small, with sloping eaves and rickety white-painted furniture; we loved them.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most of it's up, until you reach the very top, and then it slopes away rather sharply.
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Could I sort of make this line slope in a bit and that one slope in a bit and do this so you get an acute angle there?
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And the hill was soggy from days of rain, and it sloped down toward a road.
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The left panel shows the results for the steeply sloping hearing loss group.
Academic text (1993) -
Experts say the sloping coast of Malibu may have contributed to the area being the hardest hit.
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I can see Stonehenge less than a mile away, on a gently sloping spur, dwarfed by surrounding hills.
Academic text (2008) -
Meredydd hurried forward along the gently sloping bank, feet slipping in the grass and detritus from overhanging trees.
Fiction book (1992) -
The driveway needs to slope gently so that water can drain away from the house.
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We had to slope the roof to prevent snow from accumulating during winter.
Synonyms
1
3.9
To slope up or down at an angle
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.7
A downward path a plane follows when approaching a runway guided by instruments
- Specialized
1
7.4
The steep part of the sea floor that drops from a continent's edge to the deep ocean floor
How Slanted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slope as a verb means 'to lean' or 'to slant', like a roof that tilts so water can run off, and this is like the idea of something that makes things slide. So to slope is to be at an angle away from the flat surface.