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slope
noun
a
surface
or
piece
of
land
that
is
higher
at
one
end
than
the
other
,
so
it
goes
up
or
down
•
Kevin
pushed
his
bike
up
the
slope
leading
to
his
house
.
Kevin
pushed
his
bike
up
the
slope
leading
to
his
house
.
•
They
rolled
a
ball
down
the
grassy
slope
to
see
how
far
it
would
go
.
They
rolled
a
ball
down
the
grassy
slope
to
see
how
far
it
would
go
.
From
Middle
English
slopen
,
meaning
‘
to
slip
or
slide
,’
related
to
the
Old
English
word
slūpan
‘
to
glide
.’
noun
the
rate
at
which
a
line
rises
or
falls
on
a
graph
,
usually
shown
as
a
number
or
ratio
•
On
the
graph
,
the
line
’
s
slope
is
2
,
meaning
it
rises
two
units
for
every
one
unit
across
.
On
the
graph
,
the
line
’
s
slope
is
2
,
meaning
it
rises
two
units
for
every
one
unit
across
.
•
The
teacher
asked
the
class
to
calculate
the
slope
between
the
two
plotted
points
.
The
teacher
asked
the
class
to
calculate
the
slope
between
the
two
plotted
points
.
The
mathematical
use
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
the
general
idea
of
an
inclined
surface
.
noun
a
side
of
a
mountain
or
hill
prepared
and
used
for
skiing
or
snowboarding
•
Sofia
clipped
on
her
skis
and
glided
onto
the
beginner
slope
with
excitement
.
Sofia
clipped
on
her
skis
and
glided
onto
the
beginner
slope
with
excitement
.
•
Fresh
powder
covered
the
mountain
slope
,
attracting
dozens
of
snowboarders
.
Fresh
powder
covered
the
mountain
slope
,
attracting
dozens
of
snowboarders
.
From
the
general
sense
of
an
inclined
surface
,
applied
to
skiing
in
the
early
20th
century
.
verb
-
slope
,
sloping
,
slopes
,
sloped
to
be
or
cause
to
be
at
an
angle
,
slanting
upward
or
downward
•
The
old
roof
slopes
gently
toward
the
back
of
the
cottage
.
The
old
roof
slopes
gently
toward
the
back
of
the
cottage
.
•
The
path
sloped
downward
into
a
shady
forest
.
The
path
sloped
downward
into
a
shady
forest
.
From
Middle
English
slopen
meaning
‘
to
slip
,’
later
shifting
to
describe
the
action
of
inclining
.