sloping

/ˈsləʊpɪŋ//ˈsloʊpɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To tend steadily upward or downward.

    “The road slopes sharply down at that point.”
  2. 2

    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”
  3. 3

    (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.

    “I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.”
  4. 4

    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

  1. 1

    An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having a slope.

    “a sloping roof”

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