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slope off — (informal) LEAVE, go away, slip away, steal away, slink off, creep off, sneak off; informal push off, clear off. → slope * * * slope off (informal) To go away, esp suddenly or furtively, to decamp • • • Main Entry: ↑slope * * * ˌ … Useful english dictionary
slope off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms slope off : present tense I/you/we/they slope off he/she/it slopes off present participle sloping off past tense sloped off past participle sloped off British informal to leave somewhere quietly or secretly … English dictionary
slope off — vb to leave, depart surreptitiously. This colloquialism derives from the 19th century slang use of slope to mean decamp or sneak away. The term origi nated in the USA. It is either from the Dutch sloop, meaning to steal away, or from the standard … Contemporary slang
slope off — leave unobtrusively in order to evade work or duty. → slope … English new terms dictionary
Slope off — go away, especially furtively … Dictionary of Australian slang
slope off — Australian Slang go away, especially furtively … English dialects glossary
slope (off) — Depart (usu. furtively) … A concise dictionary of English slang
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 … English terms dictionary
slope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ precipitous (formal), steep ▪ gentle, gradual, slight ▪ long, short … Collocations dictionary
slope — slopingly, adv. slopingness, n. /slohp/, v., sloped, sloping, n. v.i. 1. to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant. 2. to move at an inclination or obliquely: They … Universalium
