slant
to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usually followed by toward).
to cause to slope.
to distort (information) by rendering it unfaithfully or incompletely, especially in order to reflect a particular viewpoint: He slanted the news story to discredit the Administration.
to write, edit, or publish for the interest or amusement of a specific group of readers: a story slanted toward young adults.
slanting or oblique direction; slope: the slant of a roof.
a slanting line, surface, etc.
a mental leaning, bias, or distortion: His mind shows a curious slant.
viewpoint; opinion; attitude: Let him give you his slant.
Informal. a glance or look.
Also called angle. Journalism. 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.
Also called slant-in. a pass pattern in which a receiver cuts diagonally across the middle of the field.
Also called slant-eye [slant-ahy, slahnt-ahy] /ˈslæntˌaɪ, ˈslɑntˌaɪ/ .Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person from East Asia, especially a Chinese or Japanese person.
sloping; oblique: a slant roof; a slant approach.
Origin of slant
1synonym study For slant
usage note For slant
Other words for slant
Other words from slant
- slant·ing·ly, slantly, adverb
- un·slant·ed, adjective
- un·slant·ing, adjective
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How to use slant in a sentence
If they do, the candidate currently most likely to replace him is an anti-mask-mandate conservative radio host who cuts against the state’s liberal slant.
How California’s Gavin Newsom could lose his job to a Republican in a recall | Amber Phillips | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostThis is contributing to larger early rounds than we have seen in previous years — investors can’t pick the winner, but they can slant the playing field instead.
Some of the best recent shows and movies with a feminist slant explore the bonds between women who thrive in collaborating and caring for each other.
Pop Culture Is Finally Getting Over the Girlboss Heroine. What Comes Next? | Judy Berman | June 17, 2021 | TimeSo that business slant, business perspective, I think is something that I really enjoy working with a board with, sharing some ideas and then collaborating back and forth.
As cybersecurity evolves, so should your board | MIT Technology Review Insights | June 2, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOil companies have long tried to cut deals with property owners to allow for slant or horizontal drilling underneath homes.
Meanwhile, big dollar advertising campaigns have taken an explicit rainbow-hued slant.
Owen sees the writing of his book—telling the truth slant—as a way of closing the circle on his own losses.
Emily Dickinson famously wrote, “Tell the truth but tell it slant.”
And while they may have an ideological slant, they are not wedded to it.
GOP in the Lions’ Den: Why Do Republicans Talk to Liberal Media? | David Freedlander | June 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmerican literature seems to want for authors of a Republican slant.
The Search for Serious Literary Fiction for Republicans | James McGirk | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had the innate slant of mind that properly belongs to a moderator of mass meetings called to aggravate a crisis.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerThe rear of him had not sunk so far, so he was on a slant which made it all the more difficult for him to lift himself.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiA rise of land showed gaunt and black, and the pilot was guiding the ship in a long slant upon it.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousThe abrupt slant of the hill gives the building an additional story on the south side.
The last has the true slant for activity and strength, in which it excels all other breeds of equal weight.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for slant
/ (slɑːnt) /
to incline or be inclined at an oblique or sloping angle
(tr) to write or present (news, etc) with a bias
(intr foll by towards) (of a person's opinions) to be biased
an inclined or oblique line or direction; slope
a way of looking at something
a bias or opinion, as in an article
a less technical name for solidus
on a slant or on the slant sloping
oblique, sloping
Origin of slant
1Derived forms of slant
- slanting, adjective
- slantingly or slantly, adverb
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