Slant — Defs

01 v. i. To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.

imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slanting

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To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
“On the side of younder slanting hill.” — Dodsley.

02 v. t. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.

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To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.

03 n. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.

Phrases & compounds

Slant of wind — a local variation of the wind from its general direction.

04 a. Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.

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