acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

bank - sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"

camber, cant, bank - a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon

coast - a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"

declivity, downslope, declension, declination, decline, fall, descent - a downward slope or bend

escarpment, scarp - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth

hillside - the side or slope of a hill

mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant"

natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation

ski slope - a snow-covered slope for skiing

inclined plane - a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal

ski jump - a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

take kindly to - be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"

suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"

gravitate - move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

take heed, listen, hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"

stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"

fall - slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

climb - slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"

lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

predispose - make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"

shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"