slant

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UK /ˈslɑːnt/ US /ˈslænt/

noun 5verb 3adj 1

Collocations

(noun.) leaning position

VERB + SLANT

have

take on

The roof took on a steep slant after the storm damaged one side of the house.

PREP

at a ~

The old picture frame was hanging at a slant on the living room wall.

on the ~

I always cut my vegetables on the slant to make them cook faster.

(noun.) way of thinking about sth

ADJ

different, new | feminist, left-wing, etc.

VERB + SLANT

give sth, put

The newspaper gave a political slant to the story that wasn't entirely fair.

PREP

with a ~

The documentary was criticized for having a strong environmental slant.

~ on

The documentary offers an interesting slant on climate change that most people haven't considered before.

~ to

The documentary offers an interesting slant to how we understand that historical period.

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.

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Synonyms

noun — degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

noun — a biased way of looking at or presenting something

angle

verb — present with a bias

verb — heel over

verb — to incline or bend from a vertical position

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

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

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If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.

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On the side of yonder slanting hill

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The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.

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