I. ˈslōp adjective
Etymology: Middle English sloop, probably from aslope, adverb, at an angle
Date: 15th century
: that slants : sloping — often used in combination
slope -sided
II. verb
( sloped ; slop·ing )
Date: 1591
intransitive verb
1. : to take an oblique course
2. : to lie or fall in a slant : incline
3. : go , travel
slope s off into the night — Wolcott Gibbs
transitive verb
: to cause to incline or slant
• slop·er noun
III. noun
Date: circa 1568
1. : ground that forms a natural or artificial incline
2. : upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant
3. : the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean
Alaska's North Slope
4.
a. : the tangent of the angle made by a straight line with the x-axis
b. : the slope of the line tangent to a plane curve at a point