 slant |
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| 1. | [ verb ] lie obliquely | |
| Examples: | "A scar slanted across his face" |
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| Related terms: | lie lie pitch | |
| 2. | [ verb ] present with a bias | |
| Synonyms: | weight angle | |
| Examples: | "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" |
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| Related terms: | bias weight | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a biased way of looking at or presenting something | |
| Synonyms: | angle | |
| Related terms: | point_of_view | |
| 4. | [ noun ] degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | |
| Synonyms: | pitch rake | |
| Examples: | : "the roof had a steep pitch" |
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| Related terms: | gradient cant slope | |
| 5. | [ verb ] to incline or bend from a vertical position | |
| Synonyms: | lean tilt angle tip | |
| Examples: | "She leaned over the banister" |
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| Related terms: | bend lean_back list slope weather lean_on lean_on overturn overturn angle tilt rock leaner | |
| 6. | [ verb ] heel over | |
| Synonyms: | tilt cant_over pitch cant | |
| Examples: | "The tower is tilting" "The ceiling is slanting" |
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| Related terms: | move cock bank pitch bevel tilter lean | |
| Similar spelling: |
slanted slanting slender slander |
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