Slant definition

Slant

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WordNet

(1) Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

"The roof had a steep pitch"

(2) A biased way of looking at or presenting something

(3) Present with a bias

"He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

(4) Heel over

"The tower is tilting"

"The ceiling is slanting"

(5) To incline or bend from a vertical position

"She leaned over the banister"

(6) Lie obliquely

"A scar slanted across his face"

WiktionaryText

A slope or incline.

The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or angle.

It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.
A person of Asian descent

To lean, tilt or incline.

If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
To bias or skew.

The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.