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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slope \Slope\, a.
     Sloping. ``Down the slope hills.'' --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A bank not steep, but gently slope.      --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slope \Slope\, adv.
     In a sloping manner. [Obs.] --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slope \Slope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sloped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sloping.]
     To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting
     direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as,
     to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in
     cutting a garment.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slope \Slope\, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE.
     slipen. See Slip, v. i.]
     1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a
        horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an
        inclination, as of one line or surface to another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of
        the horizon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              buildings the summit and slope of a hill.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Under the slopes of Pisgah.           --Deut. iv.
                                                    49. (Rev.
                                                    Ver.).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The part of a continent descending toward, and draining
        to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Note: A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity;
           considered as ascending, an acclivity.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Slope of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as,
        parallel planes have the same slope.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slope \Slope\, v. i.
     1. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the
        plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slope \Slope\, n.
     The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a
     particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slope \Slope\, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE.
     slipen. See Slip, v. i.]
     1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a
        horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an
        inclination, as of one line or surface to another.
  
     2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of
        the horizon.
  
              buildings the summit and slope of a hill.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
              Under the slopes of Pisgah.           --Deut. iv.
                                                    49. (Rev.
                                                    Ver.).
  
     Note: A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity;
           considered as ascending, an acclivity.
  
     Slope of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as,
        parallel planes have the same slope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slope \Slope\, a.
     Sloping. ``Down the slope hills.'' --Milton.
  
           A bank not steep, but gently slope.      --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slope \Slope\, adv.
     In a sloping manner. [Obs.] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slope \Slope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sloped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sloping.]
     To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting
     direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as,
     to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in
     cutting a garment.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slope \Slope\, v. i.
     1. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the
        plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.
  
     2. To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  slope
       n 1: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep
            slope"; "the house was built on the side of the
            mountain" [syn: incline, side]
       2: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
          from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" [syn: gradient]
       v : be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: incline, pitch]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slope
     Dutch vb.
     1 (infl of nl sluipen  s past sub)
     2 (infl of nl slopen  s pres sub)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  slope
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) Sloping.
     adv.
     (lb en obsolete) slopingly
     n.
     1 An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
     2 The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
     3 (lb en mathematics) 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.
     4 (lb en mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a
  given point.
     5 The 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).
     6 (lb en vulgar offensive ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other
  East Asian descent.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward.
     2 (lb en transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or
  slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
     3 (lb en colloquial usually followed by a preposition) To try to move
  surreptitiously.
     4 (lb en military) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm
  perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting
  on the shoulder.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  slope
     Dutch vb.
     1 (infl of nl sluipen  s past sub)
     2 (infl of nl slopen  s pres sub)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  slope
     Dutch vb.
     1 (infl of nl sluipen  s past sub)
     2 (infl of nl slopen  s pres sub)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slope
     Englanti a.
     vino
     Englanti adv.
     vinosti
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys maantiede k=en) rinne
     2 kalteva pinta, luiska
     3 lape
     4 kaltevuus
     5 (yhteys matematiikka tilastotiede k=en) kulmakerroin
     6 (yhteys matematiikka tilastotiede k=en) jyrkkyys ''käyrän''
     7 (halventava: k=en) vinosilmä
     Englanti vb.
     1 kallistua, viettää
     2 kallistaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slope
     Engelska n.
     1 lutning
     2 backe, sluttning
     3 (tagg alpin skidåkning språk=en) (skidbacke)backe, pist
     Engelska vb.
     1 slutta, luta
     2 dosera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Slope /slˈəʊp/
  المنحدر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  slope //sloʊp// //sləʊp// 
  1. наклон 2.
  angle of a roof surface
   3.
  degree to which a surface tends upward or downward
  2. наклон, стръмнина
  area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward
  3. накло́н
  mathematics

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  slope //sloʊp// //sləʊp// 
  1. държа "на рамо"
  military: to hold a rifle at a slope
  2. скосявам
  to form with a slope
  3. наклонявам се
  to tend steadily upward or downward
  4. офейквам
  to try to move surreptitiously

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slope /slˈəʊp/
  svah

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slope /slˈəʊp/
  stráň

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slope /slˈəʊp/ 
  sklon

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  slope /slˈəʊp/ 
  llethr

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  slope /slˈəʊp/ 
  goledd

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  slope /slˈəʊp/ 
  goleddu

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  slope /slˈəʊp/ 
  llechweddu