A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
To try to move surreptitiously.
To tend steadily upward or downward.
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.