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| slant |
| 1. n. A slope; an incline, inclination. |
| The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level. |
| 2. n. A sloped surface or line. |
| 3. n. (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam. |
| 4. n. (typography) (synonym of slash) ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text. |
| 5. n. An oblique movement or course. |
| 6. n. (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium. |
| 7. n. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes. |
| 8. n. A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors. |
| 9. n. (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult. |
| 10. n. (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere. |
| 11. n. (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement. |
| 12. n. (originally US) A point of view, an angle; a bias. |
| It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant. |
| 13. n. (US) A look, a glance. |
| 14. n. (US, ethnic slur pejorative) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian. |
| 15. v. To lean, tilt or incline. |
| If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster. |
| 16. v. To bias or skew. |
| The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves. |
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