to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.

to move at an inclination or obliquely

They sloped gradually westward.

to direct at a slant or inclination; incline from the horizontal or vertical

The sun sloped its beams.

to form with a slope or slant

to slope an embankment.

ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill.

inclination or slant, esp. downward or upward.

deviation from the horizontal or vertical.

an inclined surface.

Usually, slopes. hills, esp. foothills or bluffs

the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Mathematics .

the tangent of the angle between a given straight line and the x- axis of a system of Cartesian coordinates.

the derivative of the function whose graph is a given curve evaluated at a designated point.

Slang

Disparaging and Offensive an Asian, esp. a Vietnamese.

slope off

Chiefly British Slang . to make one's way out slowly or furtively.

noun

evenness , level

verb

even , level

noun

abruptness , bank , bend , bevel , bias , cant , declination , declivity , deflection , descent , deviation , diagonal , downgrade , gradient , hill , inclination , incline , lean , leaning , obliqueness , obliquity , pitch , ramp , rise , rising ground , shelf , skew , steepness , swag , sway , tip , grade , heel , list , rake , slant , tilt , acclivity , declension , decline , escarpment , glacis , perpendicularity , versant

verb

angle , ascend , bank , bevel , cant , descend , dip , drop , drop away , fall , heel , incline , lean , list , pitch , rake , recline , rise , shelve , skew , splay , tip , slant , tilt , acclivity , ascent , bend , cliff , declivity , descent , deviate , grade , gradient , hill , hillside , inclination , obliquely , ramp , traverse