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1.nounA slope; an incline, inclination."The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level."
2.nounA sloped surface or line.
3.nounA run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
4.nounAn oblique movement or course.
5.nounA sloping surface in a culture medium.
6.nounA pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
7.nounA container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
8.nounA sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
9.nounAn opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
10.nounA crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
11.noun(originally United States) A point of view, an angle; a bias."It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant."
12.nounA look, a glance.
13.nounA person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
14.verbTo lean, tilt or incline."If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster."
15.verbTo bias or skew."The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves."
16.verbTo lie or exaggerate.
17.adjectiveSloping; oblique; slanted.
18.nounA slashing action or motion, particularly:
19.nounA mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
20.nounSomething resembling such a mark, particularly:
21.nounThe loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal."Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard."
22.nounSlash fiction.
23.nounA drink of something; a draft.
24.nounA piss: an act of urination.
25.nounA swampy area; a swamp.
26.nounA large quantity of watery food such as broth.
27.nounThe period of a transitory breeze.
28.nounAn interval of good weather.
29.nounThe loose part of a rope; slack.