Definition of sloping

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Sloping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slop.

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Surf :: Surf (n.) The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach..
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..
Down :: Down (a.) Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway..
Ramp :: Ramp (n.) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase..
Sloping :: Sloping (a.) Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting..
Coping :: Coping (n.) The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping..
Shelving :: Shelving (a.) Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore..
Devexity :: Devexity (a.) A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.
Sidehill :: Sidehill (n.) The side or slope of a hill; sloping ground; a descent.
Declivity :: Declivity (n.) A descending surface; a sloping place.
Bevelled :: Bevelled (a.) Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of a table..
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..
Slope :: Slope (a.) Sloping.
Supine :: Supine (a.) Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined..
Hope :: Hope (n.) A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
Slant :: Slant (v. t.) To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line..
Sloping :: Sloping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slop.
Talus :: Talus (n.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
Slant :: Slant (v. i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique..
Desk :: Desk (n.) A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath..
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