SLOPE


Meaning of SLOPE in English

I. verb

Synonyms: slant 1, cant, heel, incline, lean, list, recline, tilt, tip

II. noun

a natural or artificial inclined surface

the steep slope of the hill

Synonyms: grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, slant, tilt

Related Word: acclivity, ascent, rise; declivity, descent; deflection, deviation, obliqueness, obliquity; pitch, swag, sway, tip; bend, skew

Contrasted words: champaign, flat, flatland, mesa, plain(s), plateau, tableland

Antonyms: level

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