SLOPES
Definition of SLOPES
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An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
"I had to climb a small slope to get to the site."
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The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
"The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point."
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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.
"The slope of this line is 0.5"
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To tend steadily upward or downward.
"The road slopes sharply down at that point."
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To 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"
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(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
"I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me."
Source: Wiktionary