bias

1. n. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line. Source: opted

2. n. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination. Source: opted

3. n. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. Source: opted

4. n. A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias. Source: opted

5. a. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. Source: opted

6. a. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth. Source: opted

7. adv. In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias. Source: opted

8. v. t. To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. Source: opted

9. adj. slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric Source: wordnet

10. n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation Source: wordnet

11. n. a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric Source: wordnet

12. v. influence in an unfair way Source: wordnet

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