Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope.
- intransitive verb To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience.
- intransitive verb To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
- noun A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
- noun A sloping thing or piece of ground.
- noun Printing A virgule.
- noun A personal point of view or opinion.
- noun A bias.
- noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sloping; oblique; inclined from a direct line or plane.
- noun An oblique direction or plane; a slope.
- noun An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
- noun A chance; an opportunity.
- To lie obliquely to some line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; slope: as, a slanting roof.
- To go or turn off at a small angle from some direct line; deviate: as, at this point the road slants off to the right. Specifically
- To exaggerate; “draw the long bow”; fib.
- To have a leaning; incline.
- To give a sloping direction to; set or place at an angle to something else: as, slant the mirror a little more.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
- transitive verb To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to.
- intransitive verb To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
- noun A slanting direction or plane; a slope.
- noun An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
- noun a local variation of the wind from its general direction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
slope orincline . - noun A
bias ,tendency , orleaning ; aperspective orangle . - noun pejorative, ethnic slur A person of
Asian descent. - verb To
lean ,tilt orincline . - verb To
bias orskew .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- noun degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- verb lie obliquely
- verb present with a bias
- verb to incline or bend from a vertical position
- verb heel over
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(April 19, 2007 5: 16: 00 PM CDT) thanks so much for this excallent blog! dont ever stop .... the crystal cave made my day .... and your slant is always spot on! dataisnature
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Its political slant is right-wing, and it is somewhat sensational, but it is definitely reliable.
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Among this term's cases that could test that ideological slant is one on whether the Second Amendment right to own firearms applies to state laws and city regulations.
Sotomayor's impact on trial as high court returns to work 2009
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Also, my first ever interview with a gaming slant is now online.
"Every time you close your eyes, taste me." greygirlbeast 2009
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Or that the only polling organization that has a slant is Rasmussen?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion About the Supreme Court 2010
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This slant is most unforgivable in its news coverage, given that paper's claim of journalistic objectivity.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Parasites, Politics, and the Press: Social Security Attackers' Covert Ops RJ 2010
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This slant is most unforgivable in its news coverage, given that paper's claim of journalistic objectivity.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Parasites, Politics, and the Press: Social Security Attackers' Covert Ops RJ 2010
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Its political slant is right-wing, and it is somewhat sensational, but it is definitely reliable.
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This slant is most unforgivable in its news coverage, given that paper's claim of journalistic objectivity.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Parasites, Politics, and the Press: Social Security Attackers' Covert Ops RJ 2010
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Its political slant is right-wing, and it is somewhat sensational, but it is definitely reliable.
ruzuzu commented on the word slant
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant--
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind--
-- Emily Dickinson's 1129
August 12, 2010