slant

🇺🇸 /slænt/ 🇬🇧 /slɑːnt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to lean or make something lean at an angle

If you slant the board, the ball will roll off.

R

to show information in a way that favors one side

The news article seems to slant towards one political party.

noun
R

a position that is leaning or not straight

The sign was at a slant.

R

a particular point of view

His review of the movie added an interesting slant.

translation

v. to lean or make something lean at an angle; to show information in a way that favors one side
n. a position that is leaning or not straight; a particular point of view

Word Forms

3rd Present slants
Progressive slanting
Past slanted
Perfect slanted
Plural slants