slope

/ˈslōp/

Middle English sloop, probably from aslope, adverb, at an angle

adjective

  1. that slants : sloping —often used in combination

verb

  1. to take an oblique course

  2. to lie or fall in a slant : incline

  3. go, travel

noun

  1. ground that forms a natural or artificial incline

  2. upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant

  3. the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean