Slant
noun
- 1.
- (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 an Asian person) ជម្រាល, ជើងទេរ, បង្អៀង, ភាពទេរផ្អៀងរឺទ្រេត, ភាពមានសេចក្ដីលំអៀង, ភាពវៀច, ឆៀង, ផ្លូវវៀច, មធ្យោបាយវៀចវេរ, ញ្ឆៀង slant of a floor ភាពជ្រាល, slant of a post ភាពទេរ, slant of an article ការលំអៀង
verb — past tense: slanted ; past participle: slanted ; present participle: slanting ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (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) slant a floor ធ្វើអោយជ្រាល, slant an upright ធ្វើអោយទេរ, slant the news លំអៀង (ដោយចេតនា)
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការលំអៀង, លំអៀង
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope) (floor) slants ជ្រាល, posts slant ទេរ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
- 2.
- An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
verb — past tense: slanted ; past participle: slanted ; present participle: slanting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.