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verb

1. To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: cant¹, heel², incline, lean¹, list², rake², slope, tilt, tip². See straight/bent.
2. To have a tendency or inclination: incline, lean¹, squint, tend¹, trend. See likely/unlikely.
3. To direct (material) to the interests of a particular group: bias, skew. Informal angle². See straight/bent.

noun

1. Deviation from a particular direction: cant¹, grade, gradient, heel², inclination, incline, lean¹, list², rake², slope, tilt, tip². See rise/fall, straight/bent.
2. The position from which something is observed or considered: angle², eye, outlook, point of view, standpoint, vantage, viewpoint. See perspective.

n

Definition: angle, slope
Antonyms: evenness, level

v

Definition: angle off, slope
Antonyms: even, level

v

Definition: change to suit; distort
Antonyms: leave alone, maintain

A sewer pipe which connects a house sewer to a common sewer.

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noun
noun, US, derog and offensive

= slant-eye noun. (1942 —) .
M. Machlin And the fuckin' Eskimo slants are tryin' to get the rest of it (1976). Cf. slope noun.

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For a list of words related to slant, see:

• Journalism - slant: angle or approach to coverage of news story
• Advertising - slant: emphasis of a campaign or advertisement; hook; peg
• Broadcast Journalism - slant: (vb) distort information to express a particular bias or viewpoint
• Football
• Directions - slant: move at an angle
• Ethnic Origin, Race, or Religion
• Dimensions and Directions - slant: slope or incline away from level
• Judgments and Critiques - slant: personal opinion, point of view

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fordreje, gøre skæv
v. intr. - være skrå, skråne, hælde
n. - skråning, skrå retning, synsvinkel, synspunkt
adj. - skrå

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuin aflopen, scheef staan, visie, draai, helling, schuin

Français (French)
v. tr. - présenter avec parti pris, incliner
v. intr. - être en pente, pencher, être de travers
n. - point de vue, tendance (péj), pente, (Imprim) barre oblique
adj. - oblique, incliné, biaisé

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich neigen, tendieren zu, hinbiegen
n. - Schräge, Tendenz, Standpunkt
adj. - schräg

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γέρνω, λοξεύω, διατυπώνω με προκατάληψη, διαστρεβλώνω, διαστρέφω
n. - κλίση, λοξότητα, διαστρέβλωση, (μτφ.) άποψη, θέση, προκατάληψη, προϊδεασμός, (καθομ.) βιαστική ματιά
adj. - λοξός

Italiano (Italian)
pendere, far pendere da una parte (anche di opinioni), punto di vista, inclinazione, obliquo, a mandorla (di occhi)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inclinar, relatar ou emitir (opinião) de maneira parcial e injusta
n. - relance de olhos (m), inclinação (f), olhadela (f), declive (m), opinião (f), ponto de vista (m)
adj. - estrábico (m), torto (m)

Русский (Russian)
уклон, скос, наклонная плоскость, склон, косая черта, "дробь", точка зрения, быстрый взгляд, шанс, косой, наклонный, косо, наклонно, наклонять, отклоняться, падать косо, подготавливать, необъективно представлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sesgar, oblicuar, inclinar
v. intr. - inclinarse, sesgarse
n. - inclinación, pendiente, declive
adj. - inclinado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slutta, luta, göra lutande, tillrättalägga, anpassa, färga, vinkla
n. - lutning, sluttning, sned riktning, vinkling, synvinkel
adj. - på sned, lutande, sluttande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使倾斜, 使倾向, 使有倾向性, 有倾向性地编写, 使歪, 倾斜, 有倾向, 有偏向, 歪斜, 偏见, 观点, 倾向, 看法, 一瞥, 倾斜的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使傾斜, 使傾向, 使有傾向性, 有傾向性地編寫, 使歪
v. intr. - 傾斜, 有傾向, 有偏向, 歪斜
n. - 傾斜, 歪斜, 偏見, 觀點, 傾向, 看法, 一瞥
adj. - 傾斜的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 비스듬히 가로지르다, 경향을 띠게 하다, (기사 등을) 왜곡하다
v. intr. - 좌우로 기울다, ~의 경향이 있다, 구부러지다
n. - 경사, 사선, 빗대어 비틀거리기
adj. - 기울어진, 비스듬한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 傾斜, 見方
v. - 傾く, ゆがめる, 編集する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يميل, ينحدر (الاسم) ميل, أنحدار (صفه) مائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שיפע, הטה, עיוות, הציג במגמתיות‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפע, נטה‬
n. - ‮הציג במגמתיות, שיפוע, השקפה, נקודת-ראות‬
adj. - ‮משופע, מלוכסן‬

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