Sloped

verb

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.verbTo tend steadily upward or downward.

"The road slopes sharply down at that point."

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

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

4.verbTo hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

"The order was given to "slope arms"."

5.adjectiveThat has or have a slope.

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