Definition of sloping

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Sloping (a.) Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting..

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Talus :: Talus (n.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
Surf :: Surf (n.) The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach..
Supine :: Supine (a.) Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined..
Steep-down :: Steep (n.) A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice..
Port :: Port (v. t.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms..
Rafter :: Rafter (n.) Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber. Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post..
Slant :: Slant (v. i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique..
Shelvy :: Shelvy (a.) Sloping gradually; shelving.
Declivity :: Declivity (n.) A descending surface; a sloping place.
Ramp :: Ramp (n.) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase..
Downhill :: Downhill (a.) Declivous; descending; sloping.
Footing :: Footing (n.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot..
Hope :: Hope (n.) A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
Down :: Down (a.) Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway..
Pendice :: Pendice (n.) A sloping roof; a lean-to; a penthouse.
Slant :: Slant (v. t.) To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line..
Slope :: Slope (adv.) In a sloping manner.
Slantly :: Slantly (adv.) In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.
Declivous :: Declivous (a.) Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
Devexity :: Devexity (a.) A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.
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