slope
[noun]
Synonyms:
- inclination, gradient, incline, ramp, rise, slant, tilt
[verb]
Synonyms:
- slant, drop away, fall, incline, lean, rise, tilt
- slope off: slink away, creep away, slip away

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Antonyms: level
Contrasted words: champaign, flat, flatland, mesa, plain(s), plateau, tableland
Related Words: acclivity, ascent, rise, declivity, descent, deflection, deviation, obliqueness, obliquity, pitch, swag, sway, tip, bend, skew

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I. slope¹ W3 /sləʊp $ sloʊp/ noun

1. [countable] a piece of ground or a surface that slopes:
a steep slope
a gentle (=not steep) slope
She looked back up the grassy slope.

2. an area of steep ground covered with snow that people ski down:
We got to Tahoe on Friday, and hit the slopes (=skied on them) the next day.

3. [singular] the angle at which something slopes in relation to a flat surface:
a slope of 30 degrees

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II. slope² verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from aslope 'in a sloping position' (14-21 centuries), probably from Old English aslopen, past participle of aslupan 'to slip away']
if the ground or a surface slopes, it is higher at one end than the other
slope up/down/away etc
a pleasant garden that slopes down to the river
slope off phrasal verb British English informal
to leave somewhere quietly and secretly, especially when you are avoiding work:
Mike sloped off early today.

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slope
noun
ADJ. precipitous, severe, sheer, steep | gentle, gradual, slight | long, short | downhill, downward | uphill, upward | higher, upper There was snow on the higher slopes of the mountain.
lower | northern, north-facing, etc. The vineyards on the south-facing slopes get more sunshine.
open | forested, grassy, icy, rocky, scree, smooth, snow-covered/snowy, wooded | mountain | dry, nursery, ski dry-slope skiing Some tourists were having a skiing lesson on the nursery slope.
negative, positive The unemployment-income curve on the graph has a negative slope.
slippery (figurative) Once he'd tried that first cigarette, he was on the slippery slope to being a smoker.
VERB + SLOPE ascend, clamber up, climb (up) We clambered up the steep, rocky slope.
descend | have The football pitch has a slope of about one metre.
SLOPE + VERB lead (up/down) to sth a slope leading down to the river
fall, rise The lower slopes rise quite gently.
steepen | flatten, level off
PREP. down a/the ~ I scrambled down the icy slope.
on a/the ~ We camped on an open mountain slope.
up a/the ~ There were more skiers further up the slope.
PHRASES the angle of slope the angle of slope of the sides of the pyramid
the bottom/foot/top of a slope

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

slope
verb
ADV. steeply The ground slopes away steeply at the back of the house.
gently, slightly | away, down, downwards, up, upwards
PREP. to The field slopes down to a small river.
towards

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

slope

a steep slope
I struggled to keep from slipping on the steep slope.
a gentle slope (=not steep)
We went down a long gentle slope.
a long slope
The street led up a long slope.
a grassy slope
The children had fun rolling down a grassy slope.
a wooded slope
The valley has wooded slopes.
a rocky slope
The farmhouse is situated on a rocky slope.
a downward/downhill slope
She strode down the long downhill slope which led towards her home.
an uphill slope
It is harder to land on an uphill slope.
the lower/upper slopes of something
It was misty and only the lower slopes of Vesuvius could be seen.
the eastern/northern etc slopes of something
Vines are grown on the eastern slopes of Mont Bernon.

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