Definition

1. Noun:

   • A slope or an angle: A position or direction that is not level or straight up and down.
   • A particular point of view, often a biased one: A way of presenting information that favors one side or perspective.

2. Verb:

   • To slope or lean: To be at an angle, not horizontal or vertical.
   • To present information with bias: To write or speak about something in a way that favors a particular opinion.
   • To lie or extend at an angle: To be positioned diagonally across something.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The slant of the roof allows snow to slide off easily.
  • The article was criticized for its political slant.
• Verb:
  • The old floorboards slant toward the center of the room.
  • The reporter was accused of slanting the news to support the government.
  • Sunlight slanted through the window in the late afternoon.

Advanced Usage

• "On a slant": At an angle.
  • She hung the picture on a slant, which annoyed her meticulous friend.
• "To give something a slant": To present information with a particular bias.
  • The documentary gives a historical slant to current events.

Variants and Related Words

• Slanted (adj): Not straight; biased.
  • The handwriting was slanted to the right.
  • He gave a slanted account of the meeting.
• Aslant (adv/prep): At a slant; across at an angle.
  • The ladder stood aslant against the wall.

Synonyms

• Noun: Slope, tilt, angle, inclination, bias, perspective.
• Verb: Slope, tilt, lean, angle, bias, distort.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(The word 'slant' does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed through the verb itself or with prepositions like 'toward'.)

Related Idioms

• "A slant on something": A particular way of looking at or interpreting something.
  • His book offers a fresh slant on the causes of the war.

Noun

1. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
   • the roof had a steep pitch
2. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

Verb

1. heel over
   • The tower is tilting
   • The ceiling is slanting
2. to incline or bend from a vertical position
   • She leaned over the banister
3. present with a bias
   • He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders
4. lie obliquely
   • A scar slanted across his face