slant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: slant	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for slant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slant n a biased way of looking at or presenting something [syn: slant, angle] degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" Synonym(s): pitch, rake, slant v lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face" present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" Synonym(s): slant, angle, weight to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" Synonym(s): lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" Synonym(s): cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slanting}.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slant \Slant\, v. t. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slant \Slant\, n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant. 2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. {Slant or wind}, a local variation of the wind from its general direction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slant \Slant\, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See {Slant}, v. i.] Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. [bd]The slant lightning.[b8] --Milton.