Askew vs. Slant — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Askew and Slant
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Askew
Askew is an English surname.
Slant
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.
Askew
Not in a straight or level position
Her hat was slightly askew
Slant
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.
Askew
To one side or out of proper alignment; awry
Rugs lying askew.
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Slant
To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
Askew
Turned or twisted to one side.
Slant
A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
Askew
(figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.
Slant
A sloping thing or piece of ground.
Askew
Tilted to one side.
He wore his hat askew
Slant
(Printing) A virgule.
Askew
Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; - sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.
Slant
A personal point of view or opinion
An article with an unconventional slant.
Askew
Turned or twisted toward one side;
A...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry
His wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Slant
A bias
An anti-religious slant.
Askew
Turned or twisted to one side;
Rugs lying askew
With his necktie twisted awry
Slant
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or ancestry.
Slant
A slope; an incline, inclination.
The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
Slant
A sloped surface or line.
Slant
(mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
Slant
(typography) slash, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
Slant
An oblique movement or course.
Slant
(biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
Slant
A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
Slant
A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
Slant
A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
Slant
A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
Slant
(slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
Slant
A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
Slant
A point of view, an angle.
It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.
Slant
(US) A look, a glance.
Slant
A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
Slant
(ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
Slant
(transitive) To bias or skew.
The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
Slant
To lie or exaggerate.
Slant
Sloping; oblique; slanted.
Slant
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
On the side of younder slanting hill.
Slant
To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.
Slant
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
Slant
An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
Slant
Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
Slant
A biased way of looking at or presenting something
Slant
Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane;
The roof had a steep pitch
Slant
Lie obliquely;
A scar slanted across his face
Slant
Present with a bias;
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders
Slant
To incline or bend from a vertical position;
She leaned over the banister
Slant
Heel over;
The tower is tilting
The ceiling is slanting
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