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1slant Listen to audio/ˈslænt/ verb
slants; slant·ed; slant·ing
1 : to not be level or straight up and down [no obj] The floor slants [=slopes] down slightly. a slanting table His handwriting slants [=leans] to the left. The sunlight slanted down through the leaves and branches of the trees. [+ obj] She slanted her hat a little to the right.
2 [+ obj] : to present (something, such as a news story) in a way that favors a particular group, opinion, etc.
They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.often used as (be) slanted The media coverage of the strike was slanted against the union.
— slanted adjective [more slanted; most slanted]
Her attic bedroom has slanted ceilings. a slanted roof/floor The news program claimed to be objective but was very slanted. [=biased]

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