slope

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slope is part of the Basic English 850.

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Singular slope

Plural slopes

1. A slope is one side of a hill.
2. In math, the slope of a line is how far up it goes divided by how far along it goes.

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Plain form slope

Third-person singular slopes

Past tense sloped

Past participle sloped

Present participle sloping

1. If something slopes, that means it tends either up or down.

   The hill slopes down at this point.