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Slant

Noun

Définitions

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.NounSynonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
5.NounAn oblique movement or course.
6.NounA sloping surface in a culture medium.
7.NounA pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
8.NounA depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
9.NounA palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
10.NounA sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
11.NounAn opportunity, particularly to go somewhere. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
12.NounA crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
13.NounA point of view, an angle.
"It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant."
14.NounA look, a glance.
15.NounA person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
16.VerbTo lean, tilt or incline.
"If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster."
17.VerbTo bias or skew.
"The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves."
18.VerbTo lie or exaggerate.
19.AdjectiveSloping; oblique; slanted.
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