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Slants

/ˈslænts/

A slope; an incline, inclination.

📖 Definitions of "Slants"

noun
  1. 1

    A slope; an incline, inclination.

    "The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level."

  2. 2

    A sloped surface or line.

  3. 3

    A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.

  4. 4

    An oblique movement or course.

verb
  1. 1

    To lean, tilt or incline.

    "If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster."

  2. 2

    To bias or skew.

    "The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves."

  3. 3

    To lie or exaggerate.

noun
  1. 1

    A slashing action or motion, particularly:

  2. 2

    A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:

  3. 3

    Something resembling such a mark, particularly:

  4. 4

    The 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."

noun
  1. 1

    A drink of something; a draft.

  2. 2

    A piss: an act of urination.

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