noun / verb

slant

SLANT/slˈænt/

An oblique tilt from upright or level.

The picture hangs at a conspicuous slant beside the level frame.

A plain rectangular picture frame hangs at a conspicuous slant beside a level frame, making the physical tilted-angle sense immediately visible.

Etymology

Slenten’s sideways motion developed into striking or lying obliquely, giving slant its physical sense of a slope. That tilt then became mental: a particular way of regarding something, especially a biased one.

In context

Autentic Nature30:54

I've lost my parallel plane now. I'm over top of it. It's quite a a sharp slant. So, I've got to drop this drop the angle a bit.

Wild Prairie Man: A Year in Canada’s Untamed Grasslands

More examples

She cuts the flower stems on a slant.
The path slants down toward the creek.
Slant the board slightly so the water drains off.

Forms

slant · slants · slanted · slanting

Similar words

slope: Slope usually describes a surface rising or falling gradually.
tilt: Tilt emphasizes leaning away from an upright or level position.