slant

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

slant (slănt)v. slant·ed, slant·ing, slantsv. tr.
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.v. intr.
To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.n.
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 a person of East Asian birth or descent. [Alteration of obsolete slent, from Middle English slenten, to fall aslant, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] slantʹing·ly adv. 
Synonyms: slant, incline, lean¹, slope, tilt¹, tip
² These verbs mean to depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: rays of light slanting through the window; inclined her head toward the speaker; leaned against the railing; a driveway that slopes downhill; tilted his hat at a rakish angle; tipped her chair against the wall.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pitch, rake, angle, cant, cant over, tilt, lean, tip, weight