Slant (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slanting.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.]
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
On the side of younder slanting hill.
Dodsley.
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Slant, 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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Slant, n.
1.
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
2.
An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
Slant or wind, a local variation of the wind from its general direction.
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Slant, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See Slant, v. i.]
Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
"The
slant lightning."
Milton.
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