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Word: Slope
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (as a verb): from the obsolete adverb slope, a shortening of aslope. The use of the verb with reference to aimless or unobtrusive movement may be related to lope
sləʊp
a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface
Short Definition:surface of which one end or side is at higher level than another
Examples:- he slithered helplessly down the slope
a person from East Asia, especially Vietnam.
Short Definition:person from East Asia
Word: Slope
Speech Type: Verb
sləʊp
(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down
Short Definition:be inclined from horizontal or vertical line
Examples:- the garden sloped down to a stream
- the ceiling sloped
move in an idle or aimless manner
Short Definition:move in idle or aimless manner
Examples:- I had seen Don sloping about the beach
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