slope vs dip

slope and dip both are nouns.

slope and dip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slope	Yes	No	Yes	No
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dip is a hyponym of slope; that is, dip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slope:

slope: be at an angle
dip: slope downwards

Other hyponyms of slope include ascend, stoop, fall, climb.

slope (noun)	dip (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal	a brief swim in water
an elevated geological formation	a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
	a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a brief immersion
	tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
	a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
	a depression in an otherwise level surface

slope (verb)	dip (verb)
be at an angle	stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
	go down momentarily
	dip into a liquid while eating
	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
	plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
	immerse in a disinfectant solution
	scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
	place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
	dip into a liquid
	appear to move downward
	slope downwards
	lower briefly
	switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
	take a small amount from

Difference between slope and dip

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