noun
slant
SLAHNT
noun
1
A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
"The roof has a steep slant to shed snow."
2
A particular point of view or way of presenting something, often biased.
"The article gave a distinctly liberal slant to the story."
"Ask a local for the real slant on what happened."
verb
1
To lean or tilt at an angle.
"The old barn slants noticeably to one side."
2
To present information in a biased way.
"Critics said the documentary slanted the facts to favor one side."
How to Use Slant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a physical tilt, or a biased angle on how a story or fact is presented.
Common pairings
a slant on the story
slant toward
a steep slant
Word Forms
slanted past tense, slants plural, slants singular
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Etymology
From late Middle English, related to a dialect word "slent," probably from Old Norse; likely influenced by the word "aslant."