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- DictionarySlant/slant/
verb
- 1. slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal: "a plowed field slanted up to the skyline"
- 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"
noun
- 1. a sloping position: "the hedge grew at a slant"
- 2. a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented: "a new slant on science"
adjective
- 1. sloping: "slant pockets"
3 days ago · to incline or be inclined at an oblique or sloping angle. 2. (transitive) to write or present ( news, etc) with a bias. 3. (intransitive; foll by towards) (of a person's opinions) to be biased. noun.
slant. [intransitive, transitive] to slope or to make something slope in a particular direction or at a particular angle. + adv./prep. (literary) The sun slanted through the window. slant something + adv./prep. Slant your skis a little more to the left.
A sloping thing or piece of ground. 2. Printing A virgule. 3. a. A personal point of view or opinion: an article with an unconventional slant. b. A bias: an anti-religious slant. 4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
To slant is to tilt or slope sharply to one side. Many streets in San Francisco are so steep that they slant dramatically upward. You can slant the brim of your hat down to keep the sun out of your eyes, and the sun itself can slant at a lower angle (or slant), forcing you to put on your dark sunglasses.
the particular mood or vein in which something is written, edited, or published: His column always has a humorous slant. Football . an offensive play in which the ball-carrier runs toward the line of scrimmage at an angle.
6 days ago · 1. intransitive verb. Something that slants is sloping, rather than horizontal or vertical. The morning sun slanted through the glass roof. Synonyms: slope, incline, tilt, list More Synonyms of slant. 2. singular noun. If something is on a slant, it is in a slanting position. ...long pockets cut on the slant.
noun [ no plural ] uk / slɑːnt / us. slant noun [no plural] (POSITION) a position that is sloping: The road is on/at a slant. slant noun [no plural] (WRITING) a way of writing about something that shows who or what you support: a political slant. It's certainly a new slant on the subject.
