adjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
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noun
an elevated geological formation
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- he climbed the steep slope
- the house was built on the side of a mountain
noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
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- a five-degree gradient
verb
be at an angle
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- The terrain sloped down
verb
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
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- spill the milk
- splatter water
verb
walk through mud or mire
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- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
verb
ladle clumsily
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- slop the food onto the plate