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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