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noun | verb slopeslope1 /sloʊp/ ●●○ noun [countable] ► a gentle/steep slope They climbed up the steep slope. ► on the slopes David can’t wait to get on the slopes. 1a piece of ground or a surface that is higher at one end than the other: The car rolled down the slope into the lake.a gentle/steep slope They climbed up the steep slope.2[usually plural] an area in the mountains where people go skiing: the beginner slopes David can’t wait to get on the slopes. → see also ski slope3the side of a hill or mountain: the lower slopes of the mountains4[usually singular] the angle at which something slopes in relation to a horizontal (=flat) surface: a 30° slope5[usually singular] math, geometry the rate at which the vertical positions of points on a line or plane change in relation to the change in their horizontal positions → see also a/the slippery slope at slippery (2) noun | verb slopeslope2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYslope2Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from aslope in a sloping position (14-21 centuries), probably from Old English aslopen, past participle of aslupan to slip away VERB TABLEslope |
Present | I, you, we, they | slope | | he, she, it | slopes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sloped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sloped | | he, she, it | has sloped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sloped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slope | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sloped |
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Present | I | am sloping | | he, she, it | is sloping | | you, we, they | are sloping | Past | I, he, she, it | was sloping | | you, we, they | were sloping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sloping | | he, she, it | has been sloping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sloping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sloping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sloping |
THESAURUS if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom► lean if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom: The tower leans slightly to the left. ► be at an angle to be in a position in which one side of something is higher than the other side: The portrait hanging on the wall was at an angle. ► slope if a line, surface, or piece of ground slopes, it is higher at one end than the other: The lawn sloped down toward the swimming pool. ► slant slant means the same as slope, but you do not use it about the ground: The floor slanted slightly, so the balls would always roll toward the right. ► angle to turn or move something so that it is pointing in a different direction, especially one that is not straight: She angled her face away from our line of sight. ► tilt to move something so that its position is not straight or upright: I tilted my head back to face the sun. if the ground or a surface slopes, it is higher at one end than the other: slope up/down/away etc. The front yard slopes down to the street.► see thesaurus at lean1 |