different between slant vs slank
slant
English
Etymology
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectical slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintan?. Probably influenced by aslant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?slænt/, /?sl??nt/
- Hyphenation: slant
- Rhymes: -ænt, -??nt
Noun
slant (plural slants)
- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- A sloped surface or line.
- (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- (typography) Synonym of slash ??/??, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
- An oblique movement or course.
- (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolours.
- (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
- (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- (originally US) A point of view, an angle.
- Synonym: bias
- (US) A look, a glance.
- (US, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
Synonyms
- (typography): See slash
Derived terms
- downslant
- slant bar
- slant height
- slant line
- slant of wind
- slant rhyme
- slant sight
Related terms
- slent
Translations
Verb
slant (third-person singular simple present slants, present participle slanting, simple past and past participle slanted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
- If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
- 1753, Robert Dodsley, Agriculture
- On the side of yonder slanting hill
- (transitive) To bias or skew.
- The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
- (Scotland, intransitive) To lie or exaggerate.
Related terms
- aslant
- slent
Translations
Adjective
slant
- Sloping; oblique; slanted.
- 2015, Michael Z. Williamson, A Long Time Until Now
- By the eighth day, Alexander and Caswell had lashed together a hut with a slant roof […]
- 2015, Michael Z. Williamson, A Long Time Until Now
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
- lants
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slank
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slæ?k/
- Rhymes: -æ?k
Verb
slank
- simple past tense and past participle of slink
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
- So, when priests slank up to him, he civilly warned them off: if they merited kindness and persisted, he gave them double […]
- a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole
Anagrams
- Lanks, lanks
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sla?k/
Adjective
slank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)
- slender, slim
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch slanc. Compare German schlank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sl??k/
- Hyphenation: slank
- Rhymes: -??k
Adjective
slank (comparative slanker, superlative slankst)
- slender, slim
Inflection
Derived terms
- afslanken
- slankheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: slank
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German schlank
Adjective
slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)
- slender, slim
References
- “slank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German schlank
Adjective
slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankare, indefinite plural slankast, definite plural slankaste)
- slender, slim
References
- “slank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
slank (comparative slankare, superlative slankast)
- slender
Verb
slank
- past tense of slinka.
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