The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slope \Slope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sloped; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Sloping.]
   To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting
   direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as,
   to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in
   cutting a garment.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sloping \Slop"ing\, a.
   Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from
   a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous;
   slanting. -- Slop"ing*ly, adv.
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         The sloping land recedes into the clouds. --Cowper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sloping
    adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: aslant,
           aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped,
           sloping]
    2: having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently
       sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"