slant
IPA: sɫˈænt
noun
- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- A sloped surface or line.
- (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
- An oblique movement or course.
- (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
- A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
- (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
- (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- (originally US) A point of view, an angle.
- (US) A look, a glance.
- (US, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
- (transitive) To bias or skew.
- (Scotland, intransitive) To lie or exaggerate.
adjective
- Sloping; oblique; slanted.
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Examples of "slant" in Sentences
- The body is a bit slanted.
- Why is it slanted anyways
- The table is slanted a bit.
- He noticed that the building is slanting overtime.
- The edge is jagged because the two sides are slanted.
- The architect made the building be slanted on purpose.
- Wikipedia is trying to slant and scandalize the information.
- The editorial slant of the magazine is decidedly pro automobile.
- If the article seems slanted to you, add text to redress the slant.
- The inner edges of the triangular projections are slanted outwardly.
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