slope

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.(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.
3. 3.Sloping. "Down the slope hills." Milton. A bank not steep, but gently slope. Bacon.
4. 4.In a sloping manner. [Obs.] Milton.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.
7. 7.To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is sloping. "Down the slope hills." Milton. A bank not steep, but gently slope. Bacon called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes called?
• What is to depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang] called?