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What does slant mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word slant? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A slope; an incline, inclination.
  2. A sloped surface or line.
  3. (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
  4. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
  5. An oblique movement or course.
  6. (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
  7. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
  8. A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
  9. (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
  10. (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
  11. (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
  12. (originally US) A point of view, an angle; a bias.
  13. (US) A look, a glance.
  14. (ethnic) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
Verb
  1. To lean, tilt or incline.
  2. To bias or skew.
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