slant

 
Pronunciation: /slɑːnt/

verb

  • 1 [usually with adverbial of direction] slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal: [no object]: a ploughed field slanted up to the skyline [with object]: slant your skis as you turn
  • (especially of light or shadow) fall in an oblique direction: the early sun slanted across the mountains
  • 2 [with object] (often as adjective slanted) present or view (information) from a particular angle, especially in a biased or unfair way: slanted news coverage

noun

  • 1 [in singular] a sloping position: the hedge grew at a slant cut flower stems on the slant
  • 2a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented: a new slant on science

adjective

[attributive]
  • sloping: slant pockets

Origin:

late Middle English: variant of dialect slent, of Scandinavian origin, probably influenced by aslant