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Synonyms for slope

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : slohp
Phonetic Transcription : sloÊŠp

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Définition of slope

Origin :
  • 1590s, "go in an oblique direction," from earlier adjective meaning "slanting" (c.1500), probably from Middle English aslope (adv.) "on the incline" (late 15c.), from Old English *aslopen, past participle of aslupan "to slip away," from a- "away" + slupan "to slip" (see sleeve). From 1709 as "to be in a slanting position;" transitive sense "place in a slanting position" is from c.1600. Related: Sloped; sloping.
  • noun slant, tilt
  • verb slant, tilt
Example sentences :
  • He descended the slope, and sat down in the shade of a broad-leaved tree.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • And up the slope, brandishing their sticks, charged the town boys.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • At this moment a roar of astonishment came up to them from down the slope.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • They passed the gate which was opened for them and began to mount the slope beyond.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • There was a pleasant farmhouse out of town on the slope of Vesuvius.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • Leisurely, they walked up the slope skirting the garden wall.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • The Via Nazionale turned for the last time at the foot of the slope.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • But the slope grew more gradual, and its base was grass-covered.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The edges of the gables rose, not in a slope, but in a succession of notches, like stairs.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Now that they were descending the slope, he saw where the water was.
  • Extract from : « Flamedown » by Horace Brown Fyfe

Antonyms for slope

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