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slope (enc)

Slope

Noun1.slope - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain"
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
2.slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
grade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"
rake, slant, pitch - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
precipitousness, steepness, abruptness - the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
gentleness, gradualness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
Verb1.slope - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
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"

 

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