a slanting line, position or direction; an area of rising or falling ground
slant, tilt
Cases of word usage
1) an upper edge of a steep place, a sharp slope etc (brink)
2) a long, narrow, steep slope down which things may slide (chute)
3) a steep slope on a hill, mountain or cliff (escarpment)
4) an amount, degree, of the slope of land etc (gradient)
5) a slope or degree of slope (incline)
6) a place where a person (especially a street trader) usually does business; an amount or extent; an amount of slope (especially of a roof) (pitch)
7) a slope from one level to another, used instead of stairs or steps (ramp)
8) a part of a river where a steep slope causes the water to flow fast (rapids)
9) to set aside (a plan, problem) until later; (of land) to slope (down or up) gently (shelve)