to slope off
1slope off — (informal) LEAVE, go away, slip away, steal away, slink off, creep off, sneak off; informal push off, clear off. → slope * * * slope off (informal) To go away, esp suddenly or furtively, to decamp • • • Main Entry: ↑slope * * * ˌ …
2slope off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms slope off : present tense I/you/we/they slope off he/she/it slopes off present participle sloping off past tense sloped off past participle sloped off British informal to leave somewhere quietly or secretly …
3slope off — vb to leave, depart surreptitiously. This colloquialism derives from the 19th century slang use of slope to mean decamp or sneak away. The term origi nated in the USA. It is either from the Dutch sloop, meaning to steal away, or from the standard …
4slope off — leave unobtrusively in order to evade work or duty. → slope …
5slope off — verb To depart quietly, without being noticed …
6Slope off — go away, especially furtively …
7slope off — Australian Slang go away, especially furtively …
8slope (off) — Depart (usu. furtively) …
9slope — ► NOUN 1) a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another. 2) a part of the side of a hill or mountain, especially as a place for skiing. ► VERB 1) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down. 2) informal …
10slope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ precipitous (formal), steep ▪ gentle, gradual, slight ▪ long, short …
