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slant(2)(dictionary)
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slant(4)(dictionary)
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slant 1, verb(dictionary)
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slant verb. [sl¨»:nt] E16.
[Var. of SLENT verb1, prob. infl. by ASLANT adverb.]
verb intrans. Strike obliquely on, upon, or against. Now rare. E16.
verb intrans. Lie or move in an oblique position or direction; slope; deviate from a straight line or course. L17.
Dickens We went along Cheapside, and slanted off to Little Britain. M. Warner Her shadow slanted across the familiar brilliance out of doors.
b. fig. Incline or be inclined towards a particular thing, position, etc. M19.
verb trans. Cause to deviate from a straight line; cause to slope. E19.
F. Burney I turned suddenly from my walk..to slant my steps close to where he sat.
b. Present (information etc.) from a particular perspective, esp. in an unduly biased way. M20.
D. Acheson Arrange the material so as to avoid..attempts to slant it towards a particular conclusion.
slanting noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) (long rare or obsolete) perspective, bias: E17.
slanting adjective & adverb (a) adjective that slants; situated or directed obliquely; (b) adverb in a slanting direction; slantingly: E16.
slantingly adverb aslant, obliquely; indirectly: L16.
slantingways adverb (rare) slantwise L19.