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