slant
/ˈslænt/
Dictionary
noun
- A slope; an incline, inclination.
"The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level."
- A sloped surface or line.
- A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- An oblique movement or course.
- A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
- A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
- An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- (originally United States) A point of view, an angle; a bias.
"It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant."
- A look, a glance.
- A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
Synonyms:slash
verb
- To lean, tilt or incline.
"If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster."
- To bias or skew.
"The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves."
- To lie or exaggerate.
adjective
- Sloping; oblique; slanted.
noun
- A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
- The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
"Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard."
- Slash fiction.
noun
- A drink of something; a draft.
- A piss: an act of urination.
noun
- A swampy area; a swamp.
- A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
noun
- The period of a transitory breeze.
- An interval of good weather.
- The loose part of a rope; slack.
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