slant

[ slant, slahnt ]

/ slænt, slɑnt /

verb (used without object)

to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.

to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usually followed by toward).

verb (used with object)

to cause to slope.

to distort (information) by rendering it unfaithfully or incompletely, especially in order to reflect a particular viewpoint: He slanted the news story to discredit the Administration.

to write, edit, or publish for the interest or amusement of a specific group of readers: a story slanted toward young adults.

noun

slanting or oblique direction; slope: the slant of a roof.

a slanting line, surface, etc.

virgule.

a mental leaning, bias, or distortion: His mind shows a curious slant.

viewpoint; opinion; attitude: Let him give you his slant.

Informal. a glance or look.

Also called angle. Journalism. the particular mood or vein in which something is written, edited, or published: His column always has a humorous slant.

Football.

an offensive play in which the ball-carrier runs toward the line of scrimmage at an angle.
Also called slant-in. a pass pattern in which a receiver cuts diagonally across the middle of the field.

Also called slant-eye

[slant-ahy, slahnt-ahy] /ˈslæntˌaɪ, ˈslɑntˌaɪ/. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person from East Asia, especially a Chinese or Japanese person.

adjective

sloping; oblique: a slant roof; a slant approach.

Origin of slant

First recorded in 1485–95; aphetic variant of aslant

SYNONYMS FOR slant

1 lean, incline. See slope.

6 incline, inclination, pitch, obliquity, obliqueness.

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usage note for slant

See slant-eyed.

OTHER WORDS FROM slant

slant·ing·ly, slant·ly, adverb un·slant·ed, adjective un·slant·ing, adjective

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slant

/ (slɑːnt) /

verb

to incline or be inclined at an oblique or sloping angle

(tr) to write or present (news, etc) with a bias

(intr foll by towards) (of a person's opinions) to be biased

noun

an inclined or oblique line or direction; slope

a way of looking at something

a bias or opinion, as in an article

a less technical name for solidus

on a slant or on the slant sloping

adjective

oblique, sloping

Derived forms of slant

slanting, adjective slantingly or slantly, adverb

Word Origin for slant

C17: short for aslant, probably of Scandinavian origin

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slant

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

adjective

Origin of slant

SYNONYMS FOR slant

usage note for slant

OTHER WORDS FROM slant

Words nearby slant

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