slant
Sloping; oblique; slantedSloping; oblique; slanted.
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» Tom has slanted eyes.
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1 sensesSloping; oblique; slanted.
Examples
7 sentencesTom has slanted eyes.
This newspaper has no political slant.
ruУ этой газеты нет политического уклона. — Wezel
deDiese Zeitung hat keine politische Ausrichtung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
When is the slant-eyed geezer coming?
His handwriting slants forwards, whereas hers slants backwards.
deSeine Handschrift neigt sich vorwärts, die ihre hingegen rückwärts. — Yorwba
Run a slant route to the 30-yard line.
Origin
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse orLate Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant.
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