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• slant — slant1 [ slænt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to be or move at an angle that is not 90 degrees, or to make something do this: Beckham slanted the ball away from Hobbs. Pale sunlight slanted through the curtains. 2. ) transitive to give… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• slant — I UK [slɑːnt] / US [slænt] verb Word forms slant : present tense I/you/we/they slant he/she/it slants present participle slanting past tense slanted past participle slanted 1) [intransitive/transitive] to be or move at an angle that is not 90… …   English dictionary

• slant — [[t]slɑ͟ːnt, slæ̱nt[/t]] slants, slanting, slanted 1) VERB Something that slants is sloping, rather than horizontal or vertical. [V adv/prep] The morning sun slanted through the glass roof... [V adv/prep] Battered pine floors slanted down to a… …   English dictionary

• slant — slantingly, slantly, adv. /slant, slahnt/, v.i. 1. to veer or angle away from a given level or line, esp. from a horizontal; slope. 2. to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usually… …   Universalium

• slant — slant1 [sla:nt US slænt] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to slope or make something slope in a particular direction ▪ The sun s rays slanted through the trees. ▪ slanting eyes 2.) [T] to provide information …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slant — {{11}}slant (n.) 1650s, from SLANT (Cf. slant) (v.). Derogatory slang sense of Oriental, slant eyed person is recorded from 1943, from earlier slant eyes (1929). {{12}}slant (v.) 1520s, to strike obliquely (against something), alteration of… …   Etymology dictionary

• slant — /slænt / (say slant), /slant / (say slahnt) verb (i) 1. to slope; be directed or lie obliquely. –verb (t) 2. to slope; direct or turn so as to make (something) oblique. 3. a. to distort or give partisan emphasis to (a newspaper story, article,… …  

• Something Else (Robin Thicke album) — Infobox Album Name = Something Else Type = studio Artist = Robin Thicke Released = September 30, 2008 Recorded = 2007 mdash; 2008 Length = 50:21 Genre = Soul, R B Label = Star Trak, Interscope Producer = Robin Thicke, Pro J Reviews = *Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

• slant — [slɑːnt] verb I 1) [I] to be or move at an angle that is not 90 degrees Sunlight slanted through the curtains.[/ex] 2) [T] to give information or ideas in a way that gives more attention or support to a particular person, group, or opinion He was …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• slant — I. verb Etymology: Middle English slenten to fall obliquely, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slenta to slope, Old Norse sletta to throw carelessly Date: 1644 intransitive verb 1. to take a diagonal course, direction, or path 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• slant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obliquity, slope, inclination, declination, tilt, pitch; bias, leaning, tendency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. veer, lie obliquely, incline; see bend 2 , lean 1 , tilt 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I… …   English dictionary for students