slant
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).
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.
slanting or oblique direction; slope: the slant of a roof.
a slanting line, surface, etc.
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.
sloping; oblique: a slant roof; a slant approach.
Origin of slant
1synonym study For slant
usage note For slant
Other words for slant
Other words from slant
- slant·ing·ly, slantly, adverb
- un·slant·ed, adjective
- un·slant·ing, adjective
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How to use slant in a sentence
The departing sun streamed slantingly across the so-far empty stage, where a few white grass stems shivered.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamAnd in her eyes there was a curious red glint where the light fell slantingly upon the pupil.
The Doomsman | Van Tassel SutphenHe was not aiming at them straight but slantingly toward the road, as if he would head them off.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyIt was now late afternoon, the sun's rays coming slantingly into the forest, and the warmth of the day past and gone.
Audrey | Mary JohnstonThen he entered an opposite room—all were unlocked now—from which, slantingly through the deadlight, he saw lights.
The Wreck of the Titan | Morgan Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for slant
/ (slɑːnt) /
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
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
oblique, sloping
Origin of slant
1Derived forms of slant
- slanting, adjective
- slantingly or slantly, adverb
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