Meaning of slant | Babel Free

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1. A slope; an incline, inclination
2. A slope; an incline, inclination.
3. A sloped surface or line
4. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
5. A sloped surface or line.
6. A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam
7. to be, lie etc at an angle, away from a vertical or horizontal position or line; to slope. The house is very old and all the floors and ceilings slant a little. skeeflê يَميل، يَنْحَدِر наклонявам (се) estar inclinado svažovat se sich neigen hælde γέρνωinclinar kaldu olema كج شدن olla vinossa pencher לִנטוֹת तिरछा करना nagnuti se, naheriti se lejt memiringkan halla(st) inclinarsi, pendere 傾く 기울다 būti pakrypusiam būt slīpam; sašķiebties memiringkan hellenskrå, helle przechylać się رېونده كېدل:...
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8. A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
9. Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text
10. a sloping line or direction. The roof has a steep slant. skeefheid, skeefte مَيْل ، إنْحِدار наклон declive spád, sklon die Schräge hældning κλίσηinclinación, declive kalle شيب kallistus penteשיפוע तिरछा, ढाल kosina, nagib lejtő(sség) kemiringan halli inclinazione, pendenza, pendio 傾斜 기울기 nuotėkis, nuožulnumas slīpums kemiringan schuinteskråning, helling skos, spad كږول declive înclinare уклон, скос spád, sklon nagib kosina lutning, sluttning การเอียงลาด eğim 傾斜 схил آڑی وضع đường dốc, vị trí...
11. Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
12. An oblique movement or course
13. He has backward-slanting writing; slanting eyes. skewe مائِل полегат oblíquo šikmý schräg skrånende; -skrånende λοξός, πλαγιαστόςinclinado, sesgado längus, viltune كج vino penché; bridé מְלוּכסָן तिरछा kos, kriv ferde miring hallandi inclinato, obliquo a mandorla 傾いた 기울어진 įkypus, nuožulnus []slīps condong schuinskrå, skjevskośny رېونده oblíquo înclinat; oblic наклонный, косой šikmý poševen ukošen lutande, sned อย่างเอียง yana yatık, eğik 有傾向性地編寫(或報導) ，斜視 косий; похилий ترچھا xiên, nghiêng 有倾向...
14. An oblique movement or course.
15. 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.
16. A sloping surface in a culture medium.
17. 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.
18. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
19. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
20. A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
21. Printing A virgule.
    Printing
22. A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
23. A personal point of view or opinion: an article with an unconventional slant.
24. A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
    US, obsolete
25. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
    Offensive Slang
26. An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
    slang
27. A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
    Australia, slang
28. A point of view, an angle.
29. A look, a glance.
    US
30. A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
    US, derogatory, ethnic, slur

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Examples

“The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.”

“Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.”

“It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.”

“All batters looked alike to him—I don't believe he ever took a slant at the averages;”

“`What do you want?' `Just a slant at the weapon,' said Fenner.”

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