to be on a slope

  • 41slope — I. /sloʊp / (say slohp) verb (sloped, sloping) –verb (i) 1. to take or have an inclined or slanting direction, especially downwards or upwards from the horizontal. 2. to descend or ascend at a slant. –verb (t) 3. to direct at a slope or… …

  • 42Slope County, North Dakota — Infobox U.S. County county = Slope County state = North Dakota map size = 250 founded = seat = Amidon | largest city = Marmarth area total sq mi =1219 area land sq mi =1218 area water sq mi =1 area percentage = 0.10% census yr = 2000 pop = 767… …

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  • 43Slope (disambiguation) — In mathematics, slope is the measurement of the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line. It is calculated by dividing rise over run.Slope may also refer to: *Park Slope *Slope County *Slope (Golf), a measure of course difficulty …

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  • 44slope — noun 1》 a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another.     ↘a difference in level or sideways position between two ends or sides.     ↘a part of the side of a hill or mountain, especially as a place for skiing. 2》 US… …

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  • 45slope — 1 noun 1 (C) a piece of ground or a surface that slopes: walking slowly up a steep slope | a gentle slope (=a slope that is not steep) 2 (singular) the angle at which something slopes in relation to a flat surface: a slope of 30 degrees 2 verb… …

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  • 46slope — n. & v. n. 1 an inclined position or direction; a state in which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a position in a line neither parallel nor perpendicular to level ground or to a line serving as a standard. 2 a piece of rising or …

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  • 47Slope — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Slope », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Aux États Unis : Park Slope, un quartier de …

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  • 48slope — I n. a gentle, gradual slope II v. 1) to slope gently, gradually 2) (P; intr.) the river bank slopes to the east * * * [sləʊp] gradual slope gradually (P; intr.) the river bank slopes to the east a gentle to slope gently …

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  • 49slope — coun·ter·slope; slope; slope·man; slope·ways; …

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  • 50slope*/ — [sləʊp] noun [C] I 1) a surface or piece of ground that has one end higher than the other At the end of the garden there is a steep slope.[/ex] 2) the angle of a slope a 45 degree slope[/ex] II verb [I] slope [sləʊp] to have one end higher than… …

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