Slant

[slant]

To slant is to tilt or slope sharply to one side. Many streets in San Francisco are so steep that they slant dramatically upward.

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To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.

Noun
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"

Noun
a biased way of looking at or presenting something

Verb
present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

Verb
heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

Verb
to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

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Verb
lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"

v. i.
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.

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

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

n.
An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

v. i.
Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.

Slant

Slant , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slanting.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
On the side of younder slanting hill.

Slant

Slant, v. t. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.

Slant

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

Slant, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See Slant, v. i.] Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning." Milton.

To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.

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

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

Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.

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Usage Examples

Tell the truth, but tell it slant.

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