sloped

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To tend steadily upward or downward.“The road slopes sharply down at that point.”
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.“to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment”
(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.“I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.”
To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.“The order was given to "slope arms".”