slant-in

[ slant-in ]
/ ˈslæntˌɪn /

noun Football.

slant(def 13b).

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Words nearby slant-in

slant culture, slant front, slant height, slant rhyme, slant-eyed, slant-in, slant-top, slanter, slantwise, slap, slap bass
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Example sentences from the Web for slant-in

  • The shore at that point was so much of a straight line as to render the hope of being able to slant-in a faint one.

    The Middy and the Moors|R.M. Ballantyne