noun

1. An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

   “I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.”

2. The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.

   “The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.”

3. The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.

   “The slope of this line is 0.5”

Synonyms: bank, embankment, gradient, hill, incline, gradient, first derivative, gradient

verb

1. To tend steadily upward or downward.

   “The road slopes sharply down at that point.”

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. (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.

   “I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.”

adjective

1. Sloping.

adverb

1. Slopingly