slanted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lie obliquely
    slant.
    • A scar slanted across his face
  2. verb present with a bias
    angle; slant; weight.
    • He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders
  3. verb to incline or bend from a vertical position
    tilt; tip; lean; slant; angle.
    • She leaned over the banister
  4. verb heel over
    tilt; cant; slant; cant over; pitch.
    • The tower is tilting
    • The ceiling is slanting
  5. adjective satellite having an oblique or slanted direction
    aslope; aslant; diagonal; sloped; slanting; sloping.
  6. adjective satellite favoring one person or side over another
    biased; colored; one-sided; coloured.
    • a biased account of the trial
    • a decision that was partial to the defendant

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