# sloped

Pronunciation: say "SLOHPT" US /sloʊpt/, UK /sləʊpt/

## Adjective

1. Having a surface that rises or falls at an angle rather than lying level.
   - Simple: Tilted so that one side sits higher than the other instead of lying flat.
   - _The architect designed a sloped ceiling to follow the line of the roof._
   - _Vineyards thrive on the sloped hillsides that catch the afternoon sun._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of slope. — simple past and past participle of slope
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of slope. Use it when the slanting or tilting already happened.
   - _The garden sloped away from the house in neat terraces._
   - _The old road sloped sharply just before the bridge._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sloped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).