abschrägen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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cant
noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
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chamfer
noun An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
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slant
noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
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taper
verb To become gradually narrower toward one end.
Senses
abschrägen is used for these senses in English:
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bevel
(transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
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cant
(transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.
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chamfer
(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
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slant
(ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
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taper
(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
cant — full definition
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noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
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noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
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noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
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verb To tilt or set something at an angle.
