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Sloped

To tend steadily upward or downward.

📖 Definitions of "Sloped"

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"."

adjective
  1. 1

    That has or have a slope.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sloped"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
inclinedHaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
slantedPlaced at an angle, on a slant.
slopingverbHaving a slope.
aslant(archaic, literary) Slanting.
slantingnounOut of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
aslopeSloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope.
diagonalnoun(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sloped"

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WordDefinition
inclinedHaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
aslopeSloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope.
aslant(archaic, literary) Slanting.
slantedPlaced at an angle, on a slant.
slantingnounOut of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
diagonalnoun(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
tilted(originally poker, video games, chess, slang) In a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
slopesidenounThe side of a slope.
upslopingnounsloping upwards
downhillnoun(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
mountainslopenounthe sloping side of a mountain
shelvynoun(of rock, ice, etc.) Having shelves.
interslopeBetween slopes
postslopeAt the end of a slope
slapenounA surname.
rapidVery swift or quick.
aslideSliding.
pisted(skiing) Having a piste.
slipcoveredHaving a slipcover.
skiddynounLikely to skid, or cause skidding.

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