[syn: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slant \Slant\, v. t.
To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping
direction to; as, to slant a line.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slant \Slant\, n.
1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a
slant.
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2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
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Slant or wind, a local variation of the wind from its
general direction.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slant \Slant\, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See Slant, v. i.]
Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or
perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning."
--Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slanting.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to
slide.]
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie
obliquely; to slope.
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On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slant
n 1: a biased way of looking at or presenting something [syn:
slant, angle]
2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a
steep pitch" [syn: pitch, rake, slant]
v 1: lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"
2: present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to
please the share holders" [syn: slant, angle, weight]
3: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over
the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle]
4: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
[syn: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch]