noun🔗ShareAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward."I had to climb a small slope to get to the site."geographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe degree to which a surface tends upward or downward."The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point."geographygeologymathphysicsdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical."The slope of this line is 0.5"mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point."The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x."mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run)."The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater."architecturebuildingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person of Chinese or other East Asian descent."My classmate, a slope, is from Vietnam. "racepersonnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo tend steadily upward or downward."The road slopes sharply down at that point."directiontendencygeographymathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant."to slope the ground in a garden;  to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"directiongeographygeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously."He sloped out of the classroom before the bell rang. "actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder."The order was given to "slope arms"."militaryweaponactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSloping."The roof of the house has a gentle slope. "geographygeologymathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareSlopingly"The path sloped gently upward, making it easy to walk. "directionwaypositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
