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Detailed Synonyms for slant in English

slant:

to slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)

  1. to slant
    to incline; to slope; to slant; to shelve
    • incline verb (inclines, inclined, inclining)
    • slope verb (slopes, sloped, sloping)
    • slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)
    • shelve verb (shelves, shelved, shelving)
  2. to slant
    to lean over; to slope; to slant; to incline
    • lean over verb (leans over, leant over, leaning over)
    • slope verb (slopes, sloped, sloping)
    • slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)
    • incline verb (inclines, inclined, inclining)
  3. to slant
    – present with a bias 1
    weight; to angle; to slant
    – present with a bias 1
    • weight verb
    • angle verb (angles, angled, angling)
    • slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)
  4. to slant
    – heel over 1
    to pitch; to slant; to cant; to tilt; cant over
    – heel over 1
    • pitch verb (pitches, pitched, pitching)
    • slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)
      • The ceiling is slanting1
    • cant verb (cants, canted, canting)
    • tilt verb (tilts, tilted, tilting)
      • The tower is tilting1
    • cant over verb
  5. to slant
    – to incline or bend from a vertical position 1
    to lean; to tip; to angle; to slant; to tilt
    – to incline or bend from a vertical position 1
    • lean verb (leans, leant, leaning)
      • She leaned over the banister1
    • tip verb (tips, tipped, tipping)
    • angle verb (angles, angled, angling)
    • slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)
    • tilt verb (tilts, tilted, tilting)
  6. to slant
    – lie obliquely 1
    to slant
    – lie obliquely 1
    • slant verb (slants, slanted, slanting)
      • A scar slanted across his face1

Conjugations for slant:

present
  1. slant
  2. slant
  3. slants
  4. slant
  5. slant
  6. slant
simple past
  1. slanted
  2. slanted
  3. slanted
  4. slanted
  5. slanted
  6. slanted
present perfect
  1. have slanted
  2. have slanted
  3. has slanted
  4. have slanted
  5. have slanted
  6. have slanted
past continuous
  1. was slanting
  2. were slanting
  3. was slanting
  4. were slanting
  5. were slanting
  6. were slanting
future
  1. shall slant
  2. will slant
  3. will slant
  4. shall slant
  5. will slant
  6. will slant
continuous present
  1. am slanting
  2. are slanting
  3. is slanting
  4. are slanting
  5. are slanting
  6. are slanting
subjunctive
  1. be slanted
  2. be slanted
  3. be slanted
  4. be slanted
  5. be slanted
  6. be slanted
diverse
  1. slant!
  2. let's slant!
  3. slanted
  4. slanting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

slant [the ~] nomen

  1. the slant
    – degree of deviation from a horizontal plane 1
    the pitch; the rake; the slant
    – degree of deviation from a horizontal plane 1
    • pitch [the ~] nomen
      • the roof had a steep pitch1
    • rake [the ~] nomen
    • slant [the ~] nomen
  2. the slant
    – a biased way of looking at or presenting something 1
    the angle; the slant
    – a biased way of looking at or presenting something 1

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Related Definitions for "slant":

  1. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane1
  2. a biased way of looking at or presenting something1
  3. present with a bias1
  4. heel over1
    • The ceiling is slanting1
  5. to incline or bend from a vertical position1
  6. lie obliquely1
    • A scar slanted across his face1

Related Synonyms for slant