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slant
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- pronunciation:
- slaent
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
slants, slanting, slanted |
| definition: |
to incline at an oblique angle; slope.
- synonyms:
- incline, lean, slope, tilt
- similar words:
- angle, bank, bend, cant, list, pitch, tip
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| related words: |
ascend, decline, descend, dip, sway |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be inclined at an oblique angle.
- synonyms:
- cant, incline, lean, slope, tilt
- similar words:
- angle, bend
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| definition 2: |
to give or write a selective account of, so as to reach a particular audience or promote a particular point of view.
- synonyms:
- angle, customize, suit, tailor
- similar words:
- adapt, fashion, incline, warp, weight
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| definition 3: |
to write or tell (a story or account) in a biased way.
- synonyms:
- bias, color, distort, warp
- antonyms:
- objectify, objectivize
- similar words:
- angle, bend, tinge, weight
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| related words: |
color, decline, descend, distort, load, pitch, recline, tip, traverse, twist |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an oblique turn or incline; slope.
- synonyms:
- cant, inclination, incline, slope, tilt
- similar words:
- angle, pitch, tip
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| definition 2: |
something that slants, such as a line, plane, or the like.
- synonyms:
- inclination, skew, slope
- similar words:
- bias, cant
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| definition 3: |
a bias, viewpoint, tone, or opinion that influences interpretation or presentation.
The latest report put a new slant on the information we had received.a radio program with a satiric slant- synonyms:
- angle, bias, spin
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| related words: |
aspect, decline, fall, grade, light, list, opinion, tendency, tilt, twist, viewpoint, wrench |
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| derivation: |
slantingly (adv.) |
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