slope
• 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 move in an idle or aimless manner. 3 (slope off) informal leave unobtrusively, typically in order to evade work or duty. — ORIGIN from archaic aslope ‘in a sloping position’, of uncertain origin.
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