1. Having an oblique or slanted direction
   "The roof was sloping, allowing rainwater to run off easily";
   - aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped
    
2. Having a slanting form or direction
   "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"

1. Be at an angle
   "The terrain sloped down";
   - incline, pitch
    
2. Leave without a fuss, esp. to avoid something
   "he sloped off to a local pub";
   - slope off

See also: gradual, inclined

Type of: angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip

Encyclopedia: Slope, Hrpelje–Kozina