slant against



slant against something

to rest obliquely against something. The bookcase slants against the wall, and it should be straight. The lumber was left slanted against the garage.
See also: slant

slant something against someone or something

to bias something against someone or something; to twist information so it is against someone or something. The writer slanted the story against the innocent people of the town. The reporter slanted her story against one political party.
See also: slant

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Parvaneh-Persian
Zaharinka-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ainslee['ænsli]
TimothaTIM-ə-thəEnglish (Rare)
Zulfikar-Arabic
RÉGine-French