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slant (slant)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp. one that is perpendicular or level; slope
    1. to write or tell so as to appeal to a particular interest
    2. to distort in writing or telling so as to express a particular bias

Etymology: ME slenten, to glide, slope < Scand, as in ODan slente, to slip < IE *(s)lend(h)- < base *(s)leidh-, slippery, to glide > slide

noun

    1. an oblique or inclined surface, line, direction, etc.; slope; incline
    2. virgule
    1. a point of view, attitude, or opinion
    2. a distortion or bias in narration
  1. Informal a quick, oblique look; glance

adjective

oblique; sloping; inclined

Etymology: prob. aphetic < ME aslonte, aslant

slant Related Forms
slant·ingly adverb
slant Synonyms

slant

v.

veer, lie obliquely, incline; see bend 2, lean 1, tilt 1.

slant Usage Examples

Object

  • eye: Presumably they just grabbed the first person they saw with slanted eyes to adapt it.

Converse of object

  • put: Time may put a whole new slant on things.
  • specify: Using red-green glasses, disparity specifies surface slant about the vertical axis.
  • add: Your project provides an opportunity to add a more applied slant to your MSc.
  • give: The person coming in from outside who can give a fresh slant to the ongoing work of evangelism.
  • bring: Event Expo North brings a new slant to the exhibition industry.

Adjective modifier

  • feminist: Buy UK or Buy US ' Princess Smartypants ' - here is a fairy story with a feminist slant!
  • humorous: I always enjoyed reading their humorous slant on ordinary things.
  • refreshing: Also giving a refreshing slant on things was Tom Levitt MP.
  • ideological: It can even impose its own ideological slant on the teaching.
  • vocational: Specifically, the course's vocational slant is toward those seeking an in-depth understanding of the basic sciences underlying food science.
  • slight: Eyes may be further apart, with a slight downward slant at the edges.

Modifies a noun

  • angle: Note The upward direction does not specify a slant angle.
  • plane: You may have to play around with the ranges of the slant plane Fourier map depending on the structure.
  • range: Entry values for the table are row and column headings which total the slant range measured.

Modifying Another Word

  • upwards: The rear skull area is large and rounded, and the eyes being large and slanted upwards toward the rear of the skull.
  • heavily: He did all he could to discredit the work of a Duma heavily slanted in favor of the left.
  • slightly: Select the Right check box to slightly slant the flag to the right.

Preposition: in

  • favor: He did all he could to discredit the work of a Duma heavily slanted in favor of the left.
  • direction: I drilled a 10mm diameter hole into the side wall of the volute, slanted in the direction of rotation.
slant Quotes

Tell all theTruth but tell it slantö Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight TheTruth's superb surprise.

—Dickinson, Emily Elizabeth

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