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- Dictionaryslant/slɑːnt/
verb
- 1. slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal: "a ploughed field slanted up to the skyline" Similar
- 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" Similar
noun
- 1. a sloping position: "the hedge grew at a slant" Similar
- 2. a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented: "a new slant on science" Similar
adjective
- 1. sloping: "slant pockets"
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SLANT definition: 1. to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope: 2. to present…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLANT is to take a diagonal course, direction, or path. How to use slant in a sentence.
verb (used without object) to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope. Synonyms: incline, lean. to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usually followed by toward ).
9 meanings: 1. to incline or be inclined at an oblique or sloping angle 2. to write or present (news, etc) with a bias 3. (of a.... Click for more definitions.
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.
SLANT definition: 1. to slope in a particular direction, or to make something slope in a particular direction: 2. a…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English slant1 /slɑːnt $ slænt/ verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to slope or make something slope in a particular direction The sun’s rays slanted through the trees. slanting eyes 2 [ transitive] to provide information in a way that unfairly supports one opinion, gives an advantage to one group etc The r...
the particular mood or vein in which something is written, edited, or published: His column always has a humorous slant.
[transitive] slant something (+ adv./prep.) (sometimes disapproving) to present information based on a particular way of thinking, especially in an unfair way The findings of the report had been slanted in favour of the manufacturers.
