4 entries under this word
a. [Scot. sclent, sclint; Prov. Eng. slent, slen, to slope, slide, Sw. slinta, to slide, W. ysglentiaw, to slide.] Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. “The slant lightning.” Milton.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. SLANTED; p. pr. & vb. n. SLANTING.] To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to.
v. i. To be turned or inclined from a right line; to lie obliquely; to slope. “On the side of yonder slanting hill.” Dodsley.
n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope. “It lies on a slant.” Richardson.
Sense 2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
Sense 3. A copper coin of Sweden, of which 196 pass for one rix-dollar.
Slant of wind (Naut.), a transitory breeze of wind, or the period of its duration. Totten.