slope

B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /sloʊp/ UK /sləʊp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like slop /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Freq #10498

Meanings

1

noun
A surface or piece of ground that goes up or down at an angle.

I had to climb a small slope to reach the house.
2

noun
The amount by which a surface rises or falls.

The road has a very steep downward slope at that point.
3

verb
To be at an angle, rising or falling.

The garden slopes gently down to the river.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a surface or piece of... hill incline bank gradient

2 noun · the amount by which a... gradient

3 verb · to be at an angle, rising... pitch

More cantchinamanchink elevation grade

Word family

Forms slopedslopessloping

Derived forms backslopecounterslopedownslopefootslopeforeslopehillslopeinterslopemidslopemountainslopepalaeoslopepaleoslopepostslope

Related forms acclivousgentle horizontal inclined precipitous sheerslantedslopedsteeptiltedvertical

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Phrases (1)

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glide slope
the downward path an aircraft follows when approaching a landing

Noun + noun

Idioms (1)

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Etymology

From aslope (adjective, adverb).

Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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