v., n., & adj.
v. 1 intr. slope; diverge from a line; lie or go obliquely to a vertical or horizontal line. 2 tr. cause to do this. 3 tr. (often as slanted adj.) present (information) from a particular angle esp. in a biased or unfair way.
n. 1 a slope; an oblique position. 2 a way of regarding a thing; a point of view, esp. a biased one.
adj. sloping, oblique. on a (or the) slant aslant. slant-eyed having slanting eyes. slant height the height of a cone from the vertex to the periphery of the base.
[ aphetic form of ASLANT: (v.) rel. to ME slent f. ON sletta dash, throw ]