slope
verb [I] /sləʊp/
/sloʊp/ Definition
› to be at an angle to the horizontal: The path slopes up/down to the house. Our school football pitch sloped at the south end, so one half of the game always had to be played uphill.Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting sloping /ˈsləʊ.pɪŋ/
/ˈsloʊ-/ adjective › sloping handwriting/shoulders The bedroom is in the roof so it's got a sloping ceiling.Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
/ˈsloʊ-/ adjective › sloping handwriting/shoulders The bedroom is in the roof so it's got a sloping ceiling.Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting(Definition of slope verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- angle verb (SLOPE)
- askew adjective
- bank verb (TURN)
- cockeyed adjective (SLOPING)
- fall away phrasal verb (LAND)
- gentle adjective
- inclination noun (ANGLE)
- incline verb (MOVE)
- oblique adjective (ANGLE)
- pitch noun (SLOPE)
- roll noun (MOVEMENT)
- roll verb (MOVE)
- skew adjective
- skew verb
- skew-whiff adjective
- slant noun
- slant verb
- slanted adjective
- tip verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER)
- yaw verb
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