ALL meanings of slope
slope
S s - verb without object slope to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant. 1
- verb without object slope to move at an inclination or obliquely: They sloped gradually westward. 1
- verb with object slope to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical: The sun sloped its beams. 1
- verb with object slope to form with a slope or slant: to slope an embankment. 1
- noun slope ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill. 1
- noun slope inclination or slant, especially downward or upward. 1
- noun slope deviation from the horizontal or vertical. 1
- noun slope an inclined surface. 1
- noun slope Usually, slopes. hills, especially foothills or bluffs: the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. 1
- noun slope 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. 1
- noun slope 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. 1
- idioms slope slope off, Chiefly British Slang. to make one's way out slowly or furtively. 1
- noun slope incline 1
- noun slope skiing: piste 1
- noun slope geography 1
- intransitive verb slope incline, go up or down 1
- noun slope the trigonometric tangent of the positive angle formed between a given straight line and the x-axis of a pair of Cartesian coordinates 0
- noun slope the slope of the tangent line to a given curve at a designated point 0
- intransitive verb slope to have an upward or downward inclination; take an oblique direction; incline; slant 0
- intransitive verb slope to go or move (off, away, etc.), esp. in a leisurely or furtive way 0
- verb transitive slope to cause to slope 0
- adjective slope that slopes; slanting; inclined 0
- countable noun slope A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. 0
- countable noun slope A slope is a surface that is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other. 0
- verb slope If a surface slopes, it is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other. 0
- verb slope If something slopes, it leans to the right or to the left rather than being upright. 0
- countable noun slope The slope of something is the angle at which it slopes. 0
- verb slope If someone slopes into or out of a place, they enter or leave it quickly and quietly, especially because they are trying to avoid or escape something. 0
- verb slope to lie or cause to lie at a slanting or oblique angle 0
- verb slope (esp of natural features) to follow an inclined course 0
- verb slope to go furtively 0
- verb slope (formerly) to hold (a rifle) in the slope position (esp in the command slope arms) 0
- noun slope an inclined portion of ground 0
- noun slope hills or foothills 0
- noun slope any inclined surface or line 0
- noun slope the degree or amount of such inclination 0
- noun slope (of a line) the tangent of the angle between the line and another line parallel to the x-axis 0
- noun slope the first derivative of the equation of a curve at a given point 0
- noun slope (formerly) the position adopted for British military drill when the rifle is rested on the shoulder 0
- noun slope a person from Southeast Asia, esp a Vietnamese 0
- noun slope a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 0
- noun slope any inclined line, surface, position, etc.; slant 0
- noun slope deviation from the horizontal or vertical 0
- noun slope the amount or degree of this 0
- noun slope a native of East Asia, often, specif., of Vietnam 0
- noun slope the land area that drains into a given ocean 0