[slant, slahnt] 
| 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). |
| 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. |
| 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.
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| 14. | Also called slant-eye [slant-ahy, slahnt-ahy] . Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. an Oriental person, esp. a Chinese or Japanese. |
| 15. | sloping; oblique: a slant roof; a slant approach. |
