01 adv. & a. Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.
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Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.“[The shaft] drove through his neck aslant.” — Dryden.
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Webster, 1913
Aslant
· A·slant
· IPA /əˈslænt/
02 prep. In a slanting direction over; athwart.
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In a slanting direction over; athwart.“There is a willow grows aslant a brook.” — Shak.