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slant  (slnt)

v. slant·ed, slant·ing, slants

v.tr.

1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope: She slants her letters from upper right to lower left.

2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience: The story was slanted in favor of the strikers.

v.intr.

To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.

n.

1.

a. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.

b. A sloping thing or piece of ground.

2. Printing A virgule.

3.

a. A personal point of view or opinion.

b. A bias.

4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.

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[Alteration of obsolete slent, from Middle English slenten, to fall aslant, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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slanting·ly adv.

Synonyms: slant, incline, lean¹, slope, tilt¹, tip²
These verbs mean to depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: rays of light slanting through the window; inclined her head toward the speaker; leaned against the railing; a driveway that slopes downhill; tilted his hat at a rakish angle; tipped her chair against the wall.

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slant

Verb

1. to lean at an angle; slope

2. to write or present (information) in a biased way

Noun

1. a sloping line or position

2. a point of view, esp. a biased one: a right-wing slant on the story

3. on a or the slant sloping

Adjective

oblique; sloping [Scandinavian]

slanting adj
slantwise adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slant - a biased way of looking at or presenting something angle point of view, standpoint, viewpoint, stand - a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
	2.	slant - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" rake, pitch gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" loft - (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air
Verb	1.	slant - lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face" lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	2.	slant - present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" weight, angle bias, predetermine - cause to be biased
	3.	slant - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" lean, tilt, angle, tip bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" weather - cause to slope heel, list - tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" lean back, recline - move the upper body backwards and down
	4.	slant - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" cant, cant over, tilt, pitch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" cock - tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"

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slant

verb 1. slope, incline, tilt, list, bend, lean, heel, shelve, skew, cant, bevel, angle off

verb 2. bias, colour, weight, twist, angle, distort

noun 3. slope, incline, tilt, gradient, pitch, ramp, diagonal, camber, declination

noun 4. bias, emphasis, prejudice, angle, leaning, point of view, viewpoint, one-sidedness

Translations

slant [slɑːnt] n → sesgo, inclinación f;

(fig) → punto de vista;

to get a new slant on sth → obtener un nuevo punto de vista sobre algo

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slant [slɑːnt] n → inclinaison f (fig); angle m, point m de vue

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slant [slɑːnt] n → Neigung f, Schräge f (fig) (approach) → Perspektive f

vi (floor) → sich neigen;

(ceiling) → schräg sein

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slant [slɑːnt] n → pendenza, inclinazione f;

(fig) → angolazione f; punto di vista

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slant

v slant [slaːnt]

to be, lie etc at an angle, away from a vertical or horizontal position or line; to slope The house is very old and all the floors and ceilings slant a little. skeeflê يَميل، يَنْحَدِر наклонявам (се) svažovat se hælde sich neigen γέρνω inclinar kaldu olema كج شدن viettää pencher לִנטוֹת तिरछा करना nagnuti se, naheriti se lejt memiringkan halla(st) inclinarsi, pendere 傾く 경사지다; ...을 경사지게 하다 būti pakrypusiam būt slīpam; sašķiebties memiringkan hellen skrå, helle przechylać się estar inclinado a se înclina наклоняться, отклоняться zvažovať sa nagibati (se) nakriviti se slutta, luta เอน yana yatmak 傾斜 спрямовувати навскоси; перекоситися کسی خط سے منحرف ہونا nghiêng về một phía 倾斜

n

a sloping line or direction The roof has a steep slant. skeefheid, skeefte مَيْل ، إنْحِدار наклон spád, sklon hældning die Schräge κλίση inclinación, declive kalle شيب kaltevuus pente שִׁיפּוּע तिरछा, ढाल kosina, nagib lejtő(sség) kemiringan halli inclinazione, pendenza, pendio 傾斜 경사, 사면(斜面) nuotėkis, nuožulnumas slīpums kemiringan schuinte skråning, helling skos, spad declive înclinare уклон, скос spád, sklon nagib kosina lutning, sluttning การเอียงลาด eğim 傾斜 схил آڑی وضع đường dốc, vị trí nghiêng 倾斜

adj slanting

He has backward-slanting writing; slanting eyes. skewe مائِل полегат šikmý skrånende; -skrånende schräg λοξός, πλαγιαστός inclinado, sesgado längus, viltune كج vino penché; bridé מְלוּכסָן तिरछा kos, kriv ferde miring hallandi inclinato, a mandorla obliquo 傾いた 경사진, 비스듬한 įkypus, nuožulnus []slīps condong schuin skrå(nende), skjev skośny oblíquo înclinat; oblic наклонный, косой šikmý poševen ukošen lutande, sned อย่างเอียง yana yatık, eğik 歪斜的 косий; похилий ترچھا xiên, nghiêng 歪斜的