Definition of Slant
Slant
slant
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to lean or tilt in some direction so as to have a slope or incline, or to be diverging from the direct horizontal or vertical;
e.g. The fence began to slant towards the ground. The speakers slant towards the middle of the room.
(verb)
to view or present information from a particular perspective, usually revealing a particular bias, often in an unfair way;
e.g. Most people slant their writing towards what they believe in.
(noun)
an inclined or sloping position;
e.g. The snow slid easily down the slant of the roof.
(noun)
a particular perspective or point of view that is adopted when viewing or presenting something;
e.g. The class encourages you to add a feminist slant to your reading of the book.
(adjective)
sloping or inclined;
e.g. He made slant cuts into the top of the bread dough.
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