Slant

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

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

III. Slant ·vi Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.

IV. Slant ·vt To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.

V. Slant ·vi To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to Slope.