Slope - English meaning

Slope – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.
Usage examples:
He slithered helplessly down the slope
noun
A person from east asia, especially vietnam.

verb
(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.
Usage examples:
The garden sloped down to a stream
Synonims:
SlantInclineTiltDrop awayFall awayDeclineDescendSinkShelveLeanDipRiseAscendClimbAt a slantOn the slantAt an angleNot straightSlantingSlantedSlantwiseObliqueLeaningIncli
verb
Move in an idle or aimless manner.
Usage examples:
I had seen don sloping about the beach

Slope translation into English

Slope: translate from English into Chinese

坡, 坡度, 倾斜, 斜井, 阪, 倾侧, 厂, 采场

Slope: translate from English into Dutch

Helling, Talud, Hellen, Glooiing, Verval, Schuinte, Schuin aflopen, Glooien, Doen hellen, Afschuinen, Valling, Schuin houden, Schuin maken, Er vandoor gaan

Slope: translate from English into French

Pente, En pente, Descente, Dénivellation, Incliner, Inclination, Descendre en pente

Slope: translate from English into German

Neigung, Steigung, Hang, Gefälle, Abhang, Schräge, Abschrägung, Sich neigen, Abschüssigkeit, Schrägheit, Abschrägen, Schief sein, Schräg anlegen, Schräg legen

Slope: translate from English into Hindi

ढलान, ढाल, झुकाना, असम भूमि, ढालुआं होना, ढालू बनाना, उतार

Slope: translate from English into Italian

Pendenza, Pendio, Inclinazione, Salita, Pendice, Falda, Pista da sci, Inclinare, Pendere, Scendere, Calata, Essere inclinato, Essere in pendenza

Slope: translate from English into Korean

경사, 사면, 경사도, 비탈, 비탈길, 경사지게 하다, 자체의 기울기, 어깨 총의 자세, 경사지다, 달아나다

Slope: translate from English into Russian

Склон, Наклон, Уклон, Крутизна, Откос, Скат, Клониться, Косогор, Покатость, Иметь наклон, Покатый, Наклонять, Отлого опускаться, Скашивать, Гора для катания, Наклонная выработка, Наклонный штрек, Бремсберг, Отлого подниматься, Ставить в наклонное положение, Срезывать

Slope: translate from English into Spanish

Pendiente, Inclinación, Cuesta, Ladera, Vertiente, Declive, Bajada, Falda, Inclinarse, Inclinar, Escarpa, Sesgar, Declinar, Inclinar sobre

Word origin

late 16th century (as a verb): from the obsolete adverb slope, a shortening of aslope. The use of the verb with reference to aimless or unobtrusive movement may be related to lope.

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Slope – similar words

sloped

adjective
Placed or arranged in a sloping position; inclined.
Usage examples:
A sloped leather writing surface

verb
(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.
Usage examples:
The garden sloped down to a stream

verb
Past simple and past participle of slope
Usage examples:
The path slopes up/down to the house., the football pitch sloped at the south end, so one half of t…

Sloped - all meanings in English

Slope synonims

ascend

əˈsend

verb
Go up or climb.
Usage examples:
She ascended the stairs

verb
To move up or climb something
Usage examples:
[ t ] they slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain., [ i ] a long flight of steps ascends (=…

verb
To rise to a position of higher rank
Usage examples:
He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive.

Ascend - all meanings in English

at an angle

idiom
Not straight
Usage examples:
The picture was hanging at an angle, so i straightened it.

At an angle - all meanings in English

climb

klaɪm

verb
Go or come up a (slope or staircase); ascend.
Usage examples:
We began to climb the hill

noun
An ascent, especially of a mountain or hill, by climbing.
Usage examples:
This walk involves a long moorland climb

verb
Go up or advance

Climb - all meanings in English

decline

dɪˈklaɪn

verb
(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
Usage examples:
The birth rate continued to decline

noun
A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
Usage examples:
A serious decline in bird numbers

verb
To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken
Usage examples:
His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

Decline - all meanings in English

descend

dɪˈsend

verb
Move or fall downwards.
Usage examples:
The aircraft began to descend

verb
Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

verb
To go down or come down something
Usage examples:
[ i ] the path descends to the valley below., [ t ] jane descended the stairs slowly in her wedding…

Descend - all meanings in English

dip

dɪp

verb
Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).
Usage examples:
He dipped a brush in the paint

noun
A brief swim.
Usage examples:
They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

abbreviation
Document image processing, a system for the digital storage and retrieval of documents as scanned images.

Dip - all meanings in English

drop away

phrasal verb
Get worse

phrasal verb
To begin to sleep
Usage examples:
I must have dropped off during the show, because i don’t remember how it ended., i’m about to leave…

phrasal verb
To become lower in level, value, price, etc.
Usage examples:
Business dropped off a little during the summer., the company's growth dropped off steadily to 0.3%…

Drop away - all meanings in English

incline

ɪnˈklaɪn

verb
Be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.
Usage examples:
He was inclined to accept the offer

noun
An inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway.
Usage examples:
The road climbs a long incline through a forest

verb
To (make someone) feel something or want to do something
Usage examples:
The prime minister is believed to be inclining towards an april election.

Incline - all meanings in English

lean

liːn

verb
Be in or move into a sloping position.
Usage examples:
He leaned back in his chair

noun
A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.
Usage examples:
The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
Usage examples:
His lean, muscular body

Lean - all meanings in English

leaning

ˈliː.nɪŋ

noun
A tendency or partiality of a particular kind.
Usage examples:
He is quite vocal about his political leanings

verb
Be in or move into a sloping position.
Usage examples:
He leaned back in his chair

noun
A particular set of beliefs, opinions, etc. that someone prefers
Usage examples:
I don't know what his political leanings are.

Leaning - all meanings in English

oblique

adjective
Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting.
Usage examples:
We sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace

noun
Another term for slash1 (sense 2 of the noun).

Oblique - all meanings in English

rise

verb
Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.
Usage examples:
The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun
An upward movement; an instance of rising.
Usage examples:
The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb
Move upward

Rise - all meanings in English

shelve

verb
Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.
Usage examples:
We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day

verb
(of ground) slope downwards in a specified manner or direction.
Usage examples:
The ground shelved gently down to the water

verb
To put something on a shelf or shelves
Usage examples:
Would you shelve these books while i unpack the rest?, i shelved plans to buy a new car, because i …

Shelve - all meanings in English

sink

verb
Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.
Usage examples:
He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

noun
A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.
Usage examples:
I stood at the kitchen sink

noun
Fall or descend to a lower place or level

Sink - all meanings in English

slant

verb
Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.
Usage examples:
A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

noun
A sloping position.
Usage examples:
The hedge grew at a slant

adjective
Sloping.
Usage examples:
Slant pockets

Slant - all meanings in English

slanted

adjective
Sloping or leaning in a particular direction.
Usage examples:
A slanted roof

verb
Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.
Usage examples:
A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

adjective
Sloping in one direction
Usage examples:
Slanted media coverage is increasing public support for the war.

Slanted - all meanings in English

slanting

adjective
Positioned or directed in a sloping or oblique direction.
Usage examples:
The slanting beams of the roof

verb
Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.
Usage examples:
A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

adjective
Sloping in one direction
Usage examples:
Swiss chalets have steeply slanting roofs, so that snow does not settle on them.

Slanting - all meanings in English

slantwise

adjective
Situated at an angle or moving in a sloping direction.
Usage examples:
A slantwise glance

adverb
At an angle or in a sloping direction.
Usage examples:
The bird veers and drops slantwise towards the wood

Slantwise - all meanings in English

tilt

verb
Move or cause to move into a sloping position.
Usage examples:
The floor tilted slightly

noun
A sloping position or movement.
Usage examples:
The tilt of her head

verb
Lean over; tip

Tilt - all meanings in English

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