SLANT

pitch, rake, slant

(noun) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; “the roof had a steep pitch”

slant, angle

(noun) a biased way of looking at or presenting something

slant, angle, weight

(verb) present with a bias; “He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”

cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch

(verb) heel over; “The tower is tilting”; “The ceiling is slanting”

lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle

(verb) to incline or bend from a vertical position; “She leaned over the banister”

slant

(verb) lie obliquely; “A scar slanted across his face”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

slant (plural slants)

A slope; an incline, inclination.

A sloped surface or line.

(mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.

(typography) synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.

An oblique movement or course.

(biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.

A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.

A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.

(US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.

(slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.

(Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.

(originally US) A point of view, an angle; a bias.

(US) A look, a glance.

(US, ethnic slur, pejorative) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.

Synonyms

• (typography): See slash

Verb

slant (third-person singular simple present slants, present participle slanting, simple past and past participle slanted)

(ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.

(transitive) To bias or skew.

(Scotland, intransitive) To lie or exaggerate.

Adjective

slant

Sloping; oblique; slanted.

Anagrams

• lants

Source: Wiktionary

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Slant, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slanting.] Etym: [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.]

Definition: To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. Dodsley.

Slant, v. t.

Definition: To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.

Slant, n.

1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.

2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. Slant or wind, a local variation of the wind from its general direction.

Slant, a. Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See Slant, v. i.]

Definition: Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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