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  1. 1. adv. Awry; obliquely; askew. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To start aside; to shy, as a horse. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously. Source: opted
  7. 7. adv. To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. Source: opted
  8. 8. adv. To throw or hurl obliquely. Source: opted
  9. 9. adj. having an oblique or slanting direction or position Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. turn or place at an angle Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n:14/v:86 v. turn or place at an angle s. having an oblique or slanting direction or position Source: ecdict

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