slant
noun
1. a biased way of looking at or presenting something
Similar word(s): angle
Definition categories: thought, stand, standpoint, viewpoint
2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
Definition categories: attribute, gradient, slope
Sentences with slant as a noun:
- The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
- It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.
verb
1. lie obliquely
- A scar slanted across his face
Definition categories: stative, lie
2. present with a bias
Similar word(s): angle, weight
Definition categories: cognition, bias, predetermine
3. to incline or bend from a vertical position
Similar word(s): angle, lean, tilt, tip
Definition categories: motion, bend, flex
4. heel over
- The ceiling is slanting
Similar word(s): cant, pitch, tilt
Definition categories: motion, move
Sentences with slant as a verb:
- If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
- The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.