slant

Betekenis (English)

1. A slope; an incline, inclination.
2. A sloped surface or line.
3. A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
4. Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
5. An oblique movement or course.
6. A sloping surface in a culture medium.
7. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
8. A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
9. A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
10. (obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
11. (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
12. (slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
13. A point of view, an angle.
14. A look, a glance.
15. A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.

slope

incline

incline toward

cant over

lean over

be disposed to

trend toward

be prone to

shilling stroke

virgule

be bent

be crooked

be strained

have a squint

lean to one side

heed over

be distorted

be perverted

be gross-grained

get bent

affection

posture

cast of the eye

have a slight squint

twist away

angle towards

make alterations

rise in undulations

inclination pitch

oblique course

slanting view

be inclined

concentrate on

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈslɑːnt/

Cognate with Old Norse

Cognate with Sweeds

Cognate with Noors

In summary

Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectical slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant.

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