Thesaurus: slant

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1. v. i. To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
2. v. t. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.
3. n. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
4. n. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
5. v. i. Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
6. n. a biased way of looking at or presenting something
7. n. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
8. v. lie obliquely
9. v. present with a bias
10. v. to incline or bend from a vertical position
11. v. heel over
12. To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. Dodsley. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line. 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. Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning." Milton.