Scarp

·noun A steep descent or declivity.

II. Scarp ·noun The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.

III. Scarp ·noun A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

IV. Scarp ·vt To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock.