slant

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to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope:

slant to Italic writing slants to the right.

slant through The evening sun slanted (= shone with the light moving in a slope) through the narrow window.

to present information in a particular way, especially showing one group of people, one side of an argument, etc. in such a positive or negative way that it is unfair:

be slanted against/towards The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.

a position or direction that is sloping:

on a slant The car was parked on a slant.

at a slant The snow came down at a slant.

a particular way of showing or looking at something:

The book had a personal/political/sociological slant.

in American football, a play (= period of action) in which a player runs forward and then turns to run diagonally to catch a ball thrown by the quarterback:

The receiver ran a slant and caught a pass for a first down.

Because he is shorter than other receivers, he is good on short passes and slant routes.

to lean in a diagonal direction, or to cause (something) to slope:

Rays of sunlight slanted down on her.

to present information by ignoring or hiding some things and emphasizing other things:

He was known to slant reports, writing what his boss wanted to hear.

someone’s opinion about a subject that is expressed by ignoring or hiding some information and emphasizing other information:

He put his own liberal slant on the general’s writings.

a position that is leaning or sloping:

Most ocean beaches are on a slant.