Meaning

• A slope; an incline, inclination.

  "The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level."

• A sloped surface or line.

• A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.

• An oblique movement or course.

• A sloping surface in a culture medium.

• A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.

• A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.

• A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.

• An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.

• A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.

• (originally United States) A point of view, an angle; a bias.

  "It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant."

• A look, a glance.

• A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.

Meaning

• To lean, tilt or incline.

  "If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster."

• To bias or skew.

  "The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves."

• To lie or exaggerate.

Meaning

• Sloping; oblique; slanted.

Meaning

• A slashing action or motion, particularly:

• A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:

• Something resembling such a mark, particularly:

• The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.

  "Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard."

• Slash fiction.

Meaning

• A drink of something; a draft.

• A piss: an act of urination.

Meaning

• A swampy area; a swamp.

• A large quantity of watery food such as broth.

Meaning

• The period of a transitory breeze.

• An interval of good weather.

• The loose part of a rope; slack.