English dictionary

slant

/sl/&/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.

adjective

Source: webster1913

a biased way of looking at or presenting something

noun.cognition

Synonyms angle

Source: WordNet 3.0
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

noun.attribute

Synonyms pitch rake

Source: WordNet 3.0
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a <i>slant</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913

lie obliquely

verb.stative

Examples
A scar slanted across his face.

Source: WordNet 3.0
present with a bias

verb.cognition

Synonyms angle weight

Source: WordNet 3.0
to incline or bend from a vertical position

verb.motion

Synonyms angle lean tilt tip

Source: WordNet 3.0
heel over

verb.motion

Examples
The ceiling is slanting.

Synonyms cant cant over pitch tilt

Source: WordNet 3.0
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.

verb

Source: webster1913
To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to <i>slant</i> a line.

verb

Source: webster1913