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Synonyms
slant (slănt)

[Alteration of obsolete slent, from Middle English slenten, to fall aslant, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

verb: slant·ed, slant·ing, slants. 

transitive verb 

  1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope: She slants her letters from upper right to lower left.
  2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience: The story was slanted in favor of the strikers.

intransitive verb 

To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.

noun 

    1. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
    2. A sloping thing or piece of ground.
  2. Printing A virgule.
    1. A personal point of view or opinion.
    2. A bias.
  4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.

derivatives

slant́ing·ly
adverb

synonyms:

slant, incline, lean1slope, tilt1tip2 These verbs mean to depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: rays of light slanting through the window; inclined her head toward the speaker; leaned against the railing; a driveway that slopes downhill; tilted his hat at a rakish angle; tipped her chair against the wall.