·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.