slope

Definition

  • noun: ground that slants downward or upward
  • verb: to not be level
  • verb: to take an oblique course
  • adjective: that slants
  • often plural
  • synonyms: sloping, incline, slant

Examples

  • His behavior will lead him down a 'slippery slope' to ruin.

  • I love being 'on the slopes'. [=I love skiing]

  • Let's 'hit the slopes'. [=let's go skiing]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) you have no signs of cancer. Who rules? Will rules. This isn't great news. Are you sure? That's how it first hit me. You're on a slippery slope. I had to scare him but I sensed he'd heard it before. Part of being a doctor is your ability to improvise. Right now, the one thing (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2