slope
/sloʊp/
noun
- A surface that is at an angle, not flat or level; a slant.
- The roof has a gentle slope so rain can run off easily.
- The kids love sledding down the snowy slope behind the house.
- Be careful walking on the steep slope near the edge of the cliff.
- The measure of how steep a line or surface is, often expressed as a number in mathematics.
- In algebra class, we learned how to calculate the slope of a line using two points.
- A slope of zero means the line is perfectly horizontal.
- The steeper the hill, the larger the slope value in the equation.
- A place where people ski or snowboard, usually part of a ski resort.
- After lunch, they took the chairlift to the top of the main slope.
- We spent the whole morning on the beginner slopes practicing our turns.
- The ski resort has ten slopes for different skill levels.
verb
- To be at an angle; to slant or incline.
- The old floor slopes a little, so the marble rolls to one corner.
- The driveway slopes gently down toward the garage.
- The hiking trail slopes upward through the forest.
- To move or cause something to move in a slanted direction.
- He sloped the roof so that snow would slide off easily.
- The artist sloped the line of the horizon to create a sense of motion.
- The path slopes to the left as it approaches the river.