slant
To lean, tilt or inclineTo lean, tilt or incline.
» Tom has slanted eyes.
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3 senses(ambitransitive)To lean, tilt or incline.
If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
abschrägen, neigen
наклоня́тьnaklonjátʹ, наклони́тьnaklonítʹ
to incline or bend from a vertical position
(transitive)To bias or skew.
a magazine slanted toward the youth market
The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
einseitig ausrichten
present with a bias
(Scotland, intransitive)To lie or exaggerate.
lie obliquely
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.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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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Forms
slants, slanting, slanted, slantedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.