SLOPING
/ˈsləʊpɪŋ/
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Definition
/ˈsləʊpɪŋ/
verb
- To tend steadily upward or downward.“The road slopes sharply down at that point.”
- 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”
- (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.“I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.”
- To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.“The order was given to "slope arms".”
noun
- An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.
adjective
- Having a slope.“a sloping roof”
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