Definition of slant Slant
/slæˈnt/ - [slant] - slant
We found 19 definitions of slant from 5 different sources.
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What does slant mean?
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NounPlural: slants |
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| slant - a biased way of looking at or presenting something | ||
| angle | ||
| standpoint, point of view, viewpoint, stand the spatial property of the position from which something is observed | ||
| slant - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" | ||
| pitch, rake | ||
| gradient, slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" | ||
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| slant - present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" | ||
| angle, weight | ||
| bias, predetermine cause to be biased | ||
| slant - lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face" | ||
| lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" | ||
| slant - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" | ||
| lean, tilt, tip, angle | ||
| flex, bend cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" | ||
| knock over, bowl over, tip over, tump over, overturn, upset, turn over turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" | ||
| tip over, tump over, overturn, turn over turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" | ||
| lean against, lean on, rest on rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" | ||
| slope, incline, pitch be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" | ||
| weather change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut" | ||
| heel, list put a new heel on; "heel shoes" | ||
| lean back, recline move the upper body backwards and down | ||
| slant - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" | ||
| cant, cant over, tilt, pitch | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| cock set the trigger of a firearm back for firing | ||
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Wiktionary 
- slant (Noun)
A slope or incline. - slant (Noun)
A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or angle. - slant (Noun)
A person of East Asian descent, supposed to have slanting eyes. - slant (Noun)
An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. - slant (Verb)
To lean, tilt or incline. - slant (Verb)
To bias or skew.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- slant (v. i.)
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. - slant (v. t.)
To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line. - slant (n.)
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant. - slant (n.)
An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. - slant (v. i.)
Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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slant
slant, adj. sloping: oblique: inclined from a direct line—also Slan′ting.—n. a slope: a gibe: (slang) a chance.—v.i. to turn in a sloping direction.—v.i. to slope, to incline towards: (Scot.) to exaggerate, to lie.—adj. Slantendic′ūlar, oblique: indirect.—advs. Slan′tingly, in a slanting direction: with a slope or inclination; Slant′ly, Slant′wise, in a sloping, oblique, or inclined manner.—Slant-of-wind, a transitory breeze of favourable wind. [Scand., Sw. slinta, to slide.]
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