ojo chueco

Phonetic: "/sləʊp/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

Example: I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.

Definition: The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.

Example: The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.

Definition: 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.

Example: The slope of this line is 0.5

Definition: The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.

Example: The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.

Definition: 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).

Example: The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.

Definition: A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.

Phonetic: "/sləʊp/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To tend steadily upward or downward.

Example: The road slopes sharply down at that point.

Definition: To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

Example: to slope the ground in a garden;   to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment

Definition: (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.

Example: I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.

Definition: To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.

Example: The order was given to "slope arms".

Phonetic: "/sləʊp/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Sloping.

Phonetic: "/sləʊp/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Slopingly