An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
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 the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
To tend steadily upward or downward.
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
To try to move surreptitiously.
To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
Sloping.
slopingly
A slope; an incline, inclination.
A sloped surface or line.
A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
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An oblique movement or course.
A sloping surface in a culture medium.
A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
A point of view, an angle; a bias.
A look, a glance.
A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
To lean, tilt or incline.
To bias or skew.
To lie or exaggerate.
Sloping; oblique; slanted.