What does "slant" mean?

Slant: A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.

Additional senses

  1. 2.An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. Slant or wind, a local variation of the wind from its general direction.
  2. 3.Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning." Milton.

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