Synonyms:
slope, incline, side
Meaning: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
Synonyms:
gradient, slope
Meaning: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
slope, incline, pitch
Meaning: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
Usage examples
Slope towards extinction
Presently the bottom of the gorge began to slope more rapidly.
We followed him down a gentle slope and disappeared under the waves.
Below him lay the ripped-open slope where the little stream had been diverted.
A gentle slope gravitated to an uneven bottom whose depth was about fifteen fathoms.
I do not like to see young Christians with shoulders that slope like a champagne bottle.
After going down a fairly steep slope, our feet trod the floor of a sort of circular pit.
The hard ice of this slope is a godsend and both grottoes will be ideal for their purposes.
Halfway down the slope was a shack and off beyond it stood a man with his back turned toward him.
So down the slope I went, got into the garden, and made my way through the tangled bushes to the house.