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   slope

   /sləʊp/

   noun

   • 1. a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface: "he slithered helplessly down the slope"
   • ▪ a difference in level or sideways position between the two ends or sides of a thing: "the roof should have a slope sufficient for proper drainage" Similar gradientinclineangleslantinclinationpitchdeclineascentdeclivityacclivityrisefalldownwardupwarddownslopeupsloperampraketilttipdipcambercantbevelgradedowngradeupgrade
   • ▪ a part of the side of a hill or mountain, especially as a place for skiing: "a ten-minute cable car ride delivers you to the slopes" Similar hillhillsidehillockbankriseescarpmentscarpbraetechnical:glacisversantadretubacbajadapiedmontliterary:steeppisteruntracknursery slopedry slopedry-ski slopetrail
   • ▪ the gradient of a graph at any point.
   • ▪ the mutual conductance of a valve, numerically equal to the gradient of one of the characteristic curves of the valve.
   • 2. a person from East Asia, especially Vietnam. offensive US

   verb

   • 1. (of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down: "the garden sloped down to a stream"
   • ▪ place or arrange in a sloping position: "Poole sloped his shoulders"
   • 2. move in an idle or aimless manner: informal British "I had seen Don sloping about the beach"
   • ▪ leave unobtrusively, typically in order to evade work or duty: "the men sloped off looking ashamed of themselves"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb): from the obsolete adverb slope, a shortening of aslope. The use of the verb with reference to aimless or unobtrusive movement may be related to lope.

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