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1slope — slopingly, adv. slopingness, n. /slohp/, v., sloped, sloping, n. v.i. 1. to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant. 2. to move at an inclination or obliquely: They …
2slope — n. & v. n. 1 an inclined position or direction; a state in which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a position in a line neither parallel nor perpendicular to level ground or to a line serving as a standard. 2 a piece of rising or …
3slant — vb Slant, slope, incline, lean are comparable when they mean to diverge or cause to diverge from a vertical or horizontal line. Slant carries the sharpest and clearest implication of such divergence of any of these terms but it carries no… …
4slant — [n1] angle, slope camber, cant, declination, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, leaning, pitch, rake, ramp, tilt; concept 738 Ant. evenness, level slant [n2] particular opinion angle, attitude, bias, direction, emphasis,… …
5slant — [slant] vt., vi. [ME slenten, to glide, slope < Scand, as in ODan slente, to slip < IE * (s)lend(h) < base * (s)leidh , slippery, to glide > SLIDE] 1. to incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp. one that is perpendicular or… …
6slope — [slōp] n. [ME < aslope, sloping (mistaken as a slope) < OE aslopen, pp. of aslupan, to slip away < slupan, to glide: see SLOOP] 1. a piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground 2. any inclined line, surface,… …
7Slant — Slant, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slanting}.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. [1913 Webster] On the side of younder… …
8slope — [n] slant, tilt 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 …
9Slant — Slant, n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant. [1913 Webster] 2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. [1913 Webster] {Slant or wind}, a local variation of the wind from its general direction. [1913… …
10Slant or wind — Slant Slant, n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant. [1913 Webster] 2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. [1913 Webster] {Slant or wind}, a local variation of the wind from its general direction.… …
