Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Slant \Slant\, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See {Slant}, v. i.]
   Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or
   perpendicular; sloping; oblique. ``The slant lightning.''
   --Milton.

Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Slanting}.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to
   slide.]
   To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie
   obliquely; to slope.

         On the side of younder slanting hill.    --Dodsley.

Slant \Slant\, v. t.
   To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping
   direction to; as, to slant a line.

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

   2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

   {Slant or wind}, a local variation of the wind from its
      general direction.

Source : WordNet®

slant
     n 1: a biased way of looking at or presenting something [syn: {angle}]
     2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a
        steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {rake}]
     v 1: lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"
     2: present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to
        please the share holders" [syn: {angle}, {weight}]
     3: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
        over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {tip}, {angle}]
     4: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
        [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {tilt}, {pitch}]