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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
slant       [slant, slahnt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object)
1.to veer or angle away from a given level or line, esp. from a horizontal; slope.
2.to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usually fol. by toward).
–verb (used with object)
3.to cause to slope.
4.to distort (information) by rendering it unfaithfully or incompletely, esp. in order to reflect a particular viewpoint: He slanted the news story to discredit the Administration.
5.to write, edit, or publish for the interest or amusement of a specific group of readers: a story slanted toward young adults.
–noun
6.slanting or oblique direction; slope: the slant of a roof.
7.a slanting line, surface, etc.
8.virgule.
9.a mental leaning, bias, or distortion: His mind shows a curious slant.
10.viewpoint; opinion; attitude: Let him give you his slant.
11.Informal. a glance or look.
12.Also called angle. Journalism. the particular mood or vein in which something is written, edited, or published: His column always has a humorous slant.
13.Football.
a.an offensive play in which the ball-carrier runs toward the line of scrimmage at an angle.
b.Also called slant-in. a pass pattern in which a receiver cuts diagonally across the middle of the field.
14.Also called slant-eye       [slant-ahy, slahnt-ahy] Pronunciation Key. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. an Oriental person, esp. a Chinese or Japanese.
–adjective
15.sloping; oblique: a slant roof; a slant approach.
[Origin: 1485–95; aph. var. of aslant]

—Related forms
slant·ing·ly, slantly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. lean, incline. See slope. 6. incline, inclination, pitch, obliquity, obliqueness.
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slant       (slānt)  Pronunciation Key 
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 line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
    2. A sloping thing or piece of ground.
    3. A personal point of view or opinion.
    4. A bias.
  2. Printing A virgule.
    1. A personal point of view or opinion.
    2. A bias.
  4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.


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

slant'ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: 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  (v.)
1521, "to strike obliquely" (against something), alteration of slenten "slip sideways" (c.1300), perhaps via a Scand. source (cf. Sw. slinta "to slip," Norw. slenta "to fall on one side"), from P.Gmc. *slintanan. Sense of "to slope" is first recorded 1698. The adj./adv. is attested from 1495. The noun is from 1655. Derogatory slang sense of "Oriental, slant-eyed person" is recorded from 1943, from earlier slant-eyes (1929).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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slant

noun
1. a biased way of looking at or presenting something 
2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: pitch] 

verb
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" 
3. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: lean] 
4. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: cant] 

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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.

On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley.

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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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Slant

Slant\, n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.

2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

Slant or wind, a local variation of the wind from its general direction.

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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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