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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Slanting.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. Dodsley. Slant v. t.To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line. Slant n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant. 2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. Slant or wind, a local variation of the wind from its general direction. Slant a.[Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See Slant, v. i.] Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning." Milton. スポンサード リンク
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