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An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

Example: I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.

The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.

Example: The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.

The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.

Example: The slope of this line is 0.5

The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.

Example: The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.

To tend steadily upward or downward.

Example: The road slopes sharply down at that point.

To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

Example: to slope the ground in a garden;   to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment

(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.

Example: I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.

To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

Example: The order was given to "slope arms".

Sloping.

Slopingly