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slant

(sl/&/nt )

Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a biased way of looking at or presenting something(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
angle

source: wordnet30
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
pitch, rake

source: wordnet30
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.(noun)

source: webster1913

lie obliquely(verb.stative)

Example:
A scar slanted across his face.

source: wordnet30
present with a bias(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
angle, weight

source: wordnet30
to incline or bend from a vertical position(verb.motion)

Synonym:
angle, lean, tilt, tip

source: wordnet30
heel over(verb.motion)

Example:
The ceiling is slanting.

Synonym:
cant, cant over, pitch, tilt

source: wordnet30
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.(verb)

source: webster1913
To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.(verb)

source: webster1913

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