slope

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ precipitous (formal), steep

▪ gentle, gradual, slight

▪ long, short

▪ downhill, downward

▪ uphill, upward

▪ higher, upper

▪ There was snow on the higher slopes of the mountain.

▪ lower

▪ northern, north-facing, etc.

▪ The vineyards on the south-facing slopes get more sunshine.

▪ open

▪ forested, grassy, icy, smooth, snow-covered, snowy, wooded

▪ craggy, rocky, scree (esp. BrE), talus (esp. AmE)

▪ mountain

▪ dry (BrE), ski

▪ dry-slope skiing

▪ bunny (AmE), nursery (BrE)

▪ ski lessons on the bunny slope (AmE)

▪ skiing lessons on the nursery slope (BrE)

▪ negative, positive

▪ The unemployment-income curve on the graph has a negative slope.

▪ 40-degree, 45-degree, etc.

▪ continental

▪ the continental slope off the American coast

VERB + SLOPE

▪ ascend, clamber up, climb, climb up

▪ We clambered up the steep, rocky slope.

▪ clamber down, descend

▪ roll down, tumble down

▪ Rocks and boulders rolled down the slopes of the crater.

▪ have

▪ The field has a slope of about three feet.

▪ hit

▪ She plans to hit the ski slopes this winter.

▪ cover

▪ The vineyard covers the slope.

SLOPE + VERB

▪ lead to sth

▪ a slope leading down to the river

▪ rise

▪ The lower slopes rise quite gently.

▪ level off, level out

▪ overlook

▪ a west-facing slope overlooking the river

PREPOSITION

▪ down a/the slope

▪ I scrambled down the icy slope.

▪ of a/the slope

▪ the steepness of the slope

▪ on a/the slope

▪ We camped on an open mountain slope.

▪ up a/the slope

▪ There were more skiers further up the slope.

▪ slope of

▪ the slope of a hill/mountain/roof

▪ the slope of a curve/line

PHRASES

▪ the bottom of a slope, the foot of a slope, the top of a slope
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verb

ADVERB

▪ steeply

▪ The ground slopes away steeply at the back of the house.

▪ gently, slightly

▪ away, down, downwards/downward, up, upwards/upward

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪ The field slopes down to a small river.

▪ towards/toward

Slope is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑roof

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Synonyms:

Obliquity, oblique direction, direction downward / Inclination, acclivity or declivity, Incline, Incline, slant, take an oblique direction

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Slope — is used to describe the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline. The slope is defined as the ratio of the rise divided by the run between two points on a line, or in other words … Wikipedia
Slope — (eng.: Steigung) steht für Course Rating und Slope, Golfbegriff Dual Slope Verfahren, Funktionsprinzip eines ADUs Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) optisches System für Piloten Slippery Slope Argument, rhetorischer Begriff Clapeyron Slope,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slope — Slope, a. Sloping. Down the slope hills. Milton. [1913 Webster] A bank not steep, but gently slope. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slope — [slōp] n. [ME < aslope, sloping (mistaken as a slope) < OE aslopen, pp. of aslupan, to slip away < slupan, to glide: see SLOOP] 1. a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 2. any inclined line, surface,… … English World dictionary
Slope — Slope, adv. In a sloping manner. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slope — [n] slant, tilt abruptness, bank, bend, bevel, bias, cant, declination, declivity, deflection, descent, deviation, diagonal, downgrade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, obliqueness, obliquity, pitch, ramp, rise, rising ground … New thesaurus
slope — ► NOUN 1) a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another. 2) a part of the side of a hill or mountain, especially as a place for skiing. ► VERB 1) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down. 2) informal … English terms dictionary
slope — (v.) 1590s, from earlier adj. meaning slanting (c.1500), probably from M.E. aslope (adv.) on the incline (late 15c.), from O.E. *aslopen, pp. of aslupan to slip away, from a away + slupan to slip (see SLEEVE (Cf. sleeve)). The noun is first… … Etymology dictionary

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