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skew

1 antonym for skew — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To turn or set something at a slant rather than straight.

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1. verb

To turn or set something at a slant rather than straight.

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2. verb

(dialect) To throw something.

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Etymology

The verb is derived from Middle English skeuen, skewe, skewen (“to run at an angle or obliquely; to escape”), from Old Northern French escuer [and other forms], variants of Old French eschuer, eschever, eschiver (“to escape, flee; to avoid”) (modern French esquiver (“to dodge (a blow), duck; to elude, evade; to slip aw...

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