slant

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to slope or cause something to slope in a diagonal direction

   The roof beams slant downward toward the courtyard.

2. 2
   noun

   a sloping position, direction, or angle

   The shelf was fixed at a slight slant.

3. 3
   verb

   often disapproving: to present information with a particular bias

   The editor refused to slant the report in favor of either candidate.

4. 4
   noun

   a particular point of view or bias in the presentation of something

   The article gives the dispute a strongly economic slant.

A late Middle English variant of slent, probably from a Scandinavian source related to Old Norse and Swedish words for slipping or falling sideways. Its form and meaning were also influenced by aslant.

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