slant
Definitions
noun
A slope; an incline, inclination.
The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
A sloped surface or line.
A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
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.
An oblique movement or course.
verb
To lean, tilt or incline.
If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
On the side of yonder slanting hill
To bias or skew.
The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
To lie or exaggerate.
adj
Sloping; oblique; slanted.
The Laplander beholds the far-off Sun Dart his slant beam on unobeying snows, […]
A slant ray of golden sunshine entered the chamber; it drew nearer and nearer as the hour went by, till it fell on Guido's bed.