slanted; slanting; slants
1
: to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
2
: to turn or incline from a right line or a level : slope
1
: to give an oblique or sloping direction to
2
: to interpret or present in line with a special interest : angle
stories slanted toward youth
especially
: to maliciously or dishonestly distort or falsify
2
a
: something that slants
b
c
: a football running play in which the ballcarrier runs obliquely toward the line of scrimmage
3
a
: a peculiar or personal point of view, attitude, or opinion
b
: a slanting view : glance
slant
adjective
Synonyms
Examples of slant in a Sentence
Verb
The sunlight slanted down through the leaves and branches of the trees.
She slanted her hat a little to the right.
They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.
Noun
The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists.
He sliced the carrots on a slant.
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Lara Bockenstedt, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
At the snap, the receiver Surtain was covering, Jakobi Meyers, slanted inside before turning back out.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Andrew Greif Jayden Daniels got the ball quickly to receiver Terry McLaurin on a slant route, and McLaurin did the rest, breaking tackles en route to a 36-yard touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Warm sunlight slanted through the windows as the car lolled on to Birch’s on the Lake.
—Lara Bockenstedt, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
At the snap, the receiver Surtain was covering, Jakobi Meyers, slanted inside before turning back out.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Entries on civil rights had more of a Democratic slant; articles on immigration had more of a Republican slant.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Andrew Greif Jayden Daniels got the ball quickly to receiver Terry McLaurin on a slant route, and McLaurin did the rest, breaking tackles en route to a 36-yard touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slant. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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slant
noun
: a culture medium solidified obliquely in a tube so as to increase the surface area
a blood-agar slant
compare stab sense 2a
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