Slant



Related forms — noun: slant — adverb: slantingly
noun
1.
(1. a. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope. b. A sloping thing or piece of ground. 2. Printing. A virgule. 3. a. A personal point of view or opinion. b. A bias. 4. Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for an Asian person) ជម្រាល, ជើងទេរ, បង្អៀង, ភាពទេរផ្អៀងរឺទ្រេត, ភាពមានសេចក្ដីលំអៀង, ភាពវៀច, ឆៀង, ផ្លូវវៀច, មធ្យោបាយវៀចវេរ, ញ្ឆៀង slant of a floor ភាពជ្រាល, slant of a post ភាពទេរ, slant of an article ការលំអៀង
verbpast tense: slanted ; past participle: slanted ; present participle: slanting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope: She slants her letters from upper right to lower left. 2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience: The story was slanted in favor of the strikers) slant a floor ធ្វើអោយជ្រាល, slant an upright ធ្វើអោយទេរ, slant the news លំអៀង (ដោយចេតនា)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ការលំអៀង, លំអៀង
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope) (floor) slants ជ្រាល, posts slant ទេរ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
2.
An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
verbpast tense: slanted ; past participle: slanted ; present participle: slanting ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.