slant

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Synonyms: scant, slat, slang, plant, suant, slunt, aslant, lant, slane, slent, stant

Antonyms: scant, slat, slang, plant, suant, slunt, aslant, lant, slane, slent, stant

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[slope]]; an [[incline]], [[inclination]].
2. A [[slope]]d [[surface]] or [[line]].
3. {{lb|en|mining}} A [[run]]: a [[heading]] driven diagonally between the [[dip]] and [[strike]] of a [[coal]] [[seam]].
4. {{lb|en|typography}} {{synonym of|en|slash}} {{nowrap|⟨ '''[[/]]''' ⟩}}, particularly in its use to [[set off]] [[pronunciation]]s from other [[text]].
5. An [[oblique]] [[movement]] or [[course]].
6. {{lb|en|biology}} A [[sloping]] [[surface]] in a [[culture medium]].
7. A [[pan]] with a [[slope]]d [[bottom]] used for holding [[paintbrush]]es.
8. A [[depression]] on a [[palette]] with a [[sloping]] [[bottom]] for holding and mixing [[watercolour]]s.
9. A [[palette]] or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
10. {{lb|en|US|obsolete}} A [[sarcastic]] [[remark]]; [[shade]], an indirect mocking [[insult]].
11. {{lb|en|slang}} An [[opportunity]], particularly to go somewhere. {{rfex|en}}
12. {{lb|en|Australia|slang}} A [[crime]] committed for the purpose of being [[apprehend]]ed and [[transport]]ed to a major [[settlement]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[lean]], [[tilt]] or [[incline]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bias]] or [[skew]].
3. {{lb|en|Scotland|intransitive}} To [[lie]] or [[exaggerate]].

Adjective

1. [[sloping|Sloping]]; [[oblique]]; [[slanted]].

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