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.
Phrases and idioms:
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.
Etymology: aphetic form of ASLANT: (v.) rel. to ME slent f. ON sletta dash, throw