v. i.
On the side of younder slanting hill. Dodsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to;
n.
Slant or wind,
a. [ Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See Slant, v. i. ] Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. “The slant lightning.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Oblique; sloping. --