Contemporary slang . 2014.
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 — leave unobtrusively in order to evade work or duty. → slope … English new terms dictionary
slope off — verb To depart quietly, without being noticed … Wiktionary
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
