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a slanting line, position or direction; an area of rising or falling ground

slant, tilt

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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)

SLOPE as in Wiktionary
SLOPE as in Wikipedia