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   slant

   /slɑːnt/

   verb

   • 1. slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal: "a ploughed field slanted up to the skyline" Similar slopetiltinclinebe at an angleangletipcantbe askewskewleandippitchshelvelistbankheel
   • ▪ (especially of light or shadow) fall in an oblique direction: "the early sun slanted across the mountains"
   • 2. present or view (information) from a particular angle, especially in a biased or unfair way: "everybody slants their research, whether they admit it or not" Similar biasdistorttwistskewcolourweightspinangleorientgive a slant togive a bias to

   noun

   • 1. a sloping position: "the hedge grew at a slant" Similar slopeinclinetiltrampgradientpitchanglerakecantcamberskewleaninginclinationshelvinglisting
   • 2. a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented: "a new slant on science" Similar point of viewviewpointstandpointstanceangleperspectiveapproachviewopinionattitudepositionframe of referencebiasleaningpartialityprejudicetwistbentspin

   adjective

   • 1. sloping: "slant pockets"

   Word Origin late Middle English: variant of dialect slent, of Scandinavian origin, probably influenced by aslant.

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