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# slope

«slope» in Mova's school dictionary: **a surface or piece of ground that goes up or down, with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a slope, slopes); verb (slope, slopes, sloped, sloping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A slope is a surface or piece of ground that goes up or down, with one end higher than the other, like a hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#m1)

2) To slope means to go up or down at an angle: The garden slopes down to the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#m2)

3) Ski slopes are hills used for skiing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, a slope (ramp, inclined plane) is a simple machine: things roll faster down a steeper slope, and pushing a load up a slope is easier than lifting it straight up. In maths, slope means how steep a line is. In safety: be careful on icy or wet slopes, and do not ride bikes down steep slopes too fast. Phrases: steep slope, gentle slope, ski slope, slippery slope.

### examples

- We rolled down the grassy slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x1)
- The car went up the steep slope slowly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x2)
- The ball rolls faster down a steeper slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x3)
- We tested toy cars on slopes in science. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x4)
- The roof slopes so the rain runs off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x5)
- We went skiing on the snowy slopes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x6)
- Be careful on the muddy slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x7)
- A wheelchair ramp is a gentle slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x8)
- Then Eliza went down the slope from the shore, and hid herself behind the bushes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/#x9)

### note

Countable. A steep slope rises quickly; a gentle slope rises slowly. In maths (later) slope = rise ÷ run. «Slippery slope» also means one small bad step leading to worse ones.

### In the corpora

- [A small pond without fish, with gently sloping edges, gives them their best chance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/309-frogs-and-toads-near-home-spawn-croaking-choruses-toad-crossings-and-the-fire-bellied-toad/5/)
- [Gravity always pulls straight down, towards the centre of the Earth, even on a slope.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/10-reasoning-about-the-moving-body/7/)
- [Water, sand and snow reflect UV, so you can burn even under an umbrella or on a ski slope.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/46-sun-safety/14/)
- [Pitch a tent on flat, high ground away from dead trees, rivers and the bottom of slopes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/16/)
- [Aqueducts carried fresh water from hills to cities, sometimes over high stone bridges, using a gentle downhill slope.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/14-rome-the-empire-the-legions-and-the-roads/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «slope» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.