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slant
(Informal) A quick, oblique look; glance
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  1. (Informal) A quick, oblique look; glance
  2. A sloping thing or piece of ground.
  3. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
slope
(Mathematics) The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.
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  1. (Mathematics) The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.
  2. An inclined line, surface, plane, position, or direction.
  3. A piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground; specif., a portion of the side of a hill or mountain
angle
An aspect, as of something viewed or considered; point of view
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  1. An aspect, as of something viewed or considered; point of view
  2. The shape made by two straight lines meeting at a common point, the vertex, or by two planes meeting along an edge
  3. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.
dip
(--- Linguistics) A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.
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  1. (--- Linguistics) A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.
  2. (Gym.) The act of lowering oneself between parallel bars by bending the arms until the chin reaches the bar level, and then raising oneself by straightening the arms
  3. (Sports) A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.
rake
The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.
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  1. The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.
  2. A long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth.
  3. Any of various long-handled tools with teeth or prongs at one end, used for gathering loose grass, hay, leaves, etc., or for smoothing broken ground
drop
The act of falling; descent:
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  1. The act of falling; descent:
  2. The act or fact of dropping; a fall, descent, slump, or decrease
  3. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
fall
A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
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  1. A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
  2. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
  3. Something that has fallen:
slide
A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
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  1. A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
  2. A U-shaped section of tubing which is moved to change the pitch of certain brass instruments, esp. the trombone
  3. The fall of a mass of rock, snow, earth, etc. down a slope
joust
A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances:
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  1. A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances:
  2. A series of tilting matches; a tournament.
  3. A combat or contest with lances, as between two medieval knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament
bout
A contest between antagonists; a match:
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  1. A contest between antagonists; a match:
  2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell:
conflict
Sharp disagreement or opposition, as of interests or ideas; clash
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  1. Sharp disagreement or opposition, as of interests or ideas; clash
  2. A fight or struggle, esp. a protracted one; war
  3. Opposition between characters or forces in a work of drama or fiction, especially when motivating or shaping the action of the plot.
contest
A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals:
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  1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals:
  2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges:
  3. A fight, struggle, conflict, or controversy
struggle
Conflict; strife; contention
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  1. Conflict; strife; contention
  2. The act of struggling:
  3. Strife, contention, or combat:
skirmish
Any slight, unimportant conflict; brush
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  1. Any slight, unimportant conflict; brush
  2. (Military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
  3. A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict.
collision
A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things:
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  1. A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things:
  2. The act of colliding, or coming together with sudden, violent force
  3. A clash or conflict of opinions, interests, etc.
scrimmage
Play that begins with the snap from center, with both teams positioned on the line of scrimmage
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  1. Play that begins with the snap from center, with both teams positioned on the line of scrimmage
  2. (Football) Play between the two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead.
  3. A rough-and-tumble fight; tussle; confused struggle
fracas
A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel.
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  1. A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel.
tussle
A rough or vigorous struggle; a scuffle.
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  1. A rough or vigorous struggle; a scuffle.
scuffle
The act or sound of feet shuffling
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  1. The act or sound of feet shuffling
  2. A hoe that is designed to work soil by being pushed and pulled.
  3. A rough, confused fight; close, haphazard struggle
meet
A meeting, gathering, or assembling, as for a sporting event
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  1. A meeting, gathering, or assembling, as for a sporting event
  2. A meeting or contest, especially an athletic competition.
  3. The people who so meet or the place of meeting
slant
To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope:
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  1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope:
  2. To incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp. one that is perpendicular or level; slope
  3. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
tip
To remove the tip of:
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  1. To remove the tip of:
  2. To give as a tip:
  3. (Sports) To deflect or tap (a ball, puck, etc.) in a particular direction, esp. into a goal
turn
To present in a specified direction by rotating or pivoting:
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  1. To present in a specified direction by rotating or pivoting:
  2. To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side:
  3. To divert or deflect:
lean
To bend or incline the body so as to rest part of one's weight upon or against something
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  1. To bend or incline the body so as to rest part of one's weight upon or against something
  2. To cause to lean
  3. To bend or deviate from an upright position; stand at a slant; incline
slope
To have an upward or downward inclination; take an oblique direction; incline; slant
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  1. To have an upward or downward inclination; take an oblique direction; incline; slant
  2. (Chiefly Brit., Informal) To go or move (off, away, etc.), esp. in a leisurely or furtive way
  3. To move or walk:
rake
To gather or move with or as if with a rake:
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  1. To gather or move with or as if with a rake:
  2. To use a rake.
  3. To pull or drag (a comb or one's fingers, for example) over or through something, such as one's hair.
slouch
To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.
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  1. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.
  2. (Intransitive) To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
  3. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping posture.
shift
To change position, direction, form, character, etc.
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  1. To change position, direction, form, character, etc.
  2. To move or transfer from one person, place, or position to another
  3. To get along by tricky or evasive means.
dip
To plunge into a liquid and quickly come out
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  1. To plunge into a liquid and quickly come out
  2. To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
  3. To get or take out by, or as if by, scooping up with a container, the hand, etc.
sway
To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:
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  1. To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:
  2. To incline or bend to one side; veer:
  3. To cause (a person, an opinion, actions, etc.) to be inclined a certain way or be turned from a given course; influence or divert
dispute
To argue; debate
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  1. To argue; debate
  2. To engage in discussion or argument; debate.
  3. To strive against; resist:
argue
To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons:
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  1. To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons:
  2. To engage in a quarrel; dispute.
  3. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend:
contend
To strive in combat; fight
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  1. To strive in combat; fight
  2. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle:
  3. To hold to be a fact; assert
attack
To set upon with violent force.
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  1. To set upon with violent force.
  2. To use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault
  3. To start work on with purpose and vigor:
charge
To attack vigorously or move forward as if attacking
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  1. To attack vigorously or move forward as if attacking
  2. To bear down on or set upon with force; attack vigorously
  3. To excite; rouse:
thrust
To force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone else or into some position or situation
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  1. To force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone else or into some position or situation
  2. The force that propels an object in a given direction, especially when generated by the object itself, as by an engine or rocket.
  3. To force into a specified condition or situation:
combat
To fight or struggle against; oppose, resist, or seek to get rid of
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  1. To fight or struggle against; oppose, resist, or seek to get rid of
  2. To fight, contend, or struggle
  3. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop:
cant
To take an oblique direction or course; swing around, as a ship.
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  1. To take an oblique direction or course; swing around, as a ship.
  2. To lean to one side; slant.
  3. To use cant; speak in cant
heel
(Golf) To hit (a ball) with the heel of the club
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  1. (Golf) To hit (a ball) with the heel of the club
  2. To lean or tilt to one side, as a ship or boat in a high wind
  3. To follow at one's heels:
incline
To bend or bow (the body or head)
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  1. To bend or bow (the body or head)
  2. To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action:
  3. To deviate from a horizontal or vertical position, course, etc.; lean; slope; slant
lean
To have a particular mental inclination; tend (toward or to a certain opinion, attitude, etc.)
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  1. To have a particular mental inclination; tend (toward or to a certain opinion, attitude, etc.)
  2. To cause to incline:
  3. To rely for assistance or support:
list
To enter (a name, item, etc.) in a list, directory, catalog, etc.
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  1. To enter (a name, item, etc.) in a list, directory, catalog, etc.
  2. To enter in a list; register:
  3. To cover, line, or edge with list.
rake
To pull or drag (a comb or one's fingers, for example) over or through something, such as one's hair.
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  1. To pull or drag (a comb or one's fingers, for example) over or through something, such as one's hair.
  2. (--- Informal) To gain in abundance. Often used with in :
  3. To use a rake.
slant
To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience:
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  1. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience:
  2. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
  3. To incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp. one that is perpendicular or level; slope
slope
To have an upward or downward inclination; take an oblique direction; incline; slant
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  1. To have an upward or downward inclination; take an oblique direction; incline; slant
  2. To move or walk:
  3. (Chiefly Brit., Informal) To go or move (off, away, etc.), esp. in a leisurely or furtive way
tip
To remove the tip of:
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  1. To remove the tip of:
  2. (Informal) To give secret information to in an attempt to be helpful
  3. To dye the ends of (hair or fur) in order to blend or improve appearance.
battle
To take part in a battle; fight
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  1. To take part in a battle; fight
  2. To oppose as in a battle; fight
  3. To struggle; contend
combat
To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop:
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  1. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop:
  2. To oppose in battle; fight against.
  3. To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.
contend
To strive in debate or controversy; dispute
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  1. To strive in debate or controversy; dispute
  2. To strive in combat; fight
  3. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle:
duel
To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.
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  1. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.
  2. To oppose actively and forcefully.
  3. To fight a duel with (a person or persons)
fight
To wage or carry on (a battle).
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  1. To wage or carry on (a battle).
  2. To contend with or oppose with violence or in battle.
  3. To engage in or carry on (a war, conflict, case, etc.)
struggle
To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
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  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To move or place (something) with an effort:
  3. To contend or fight violently with an opponent
war
To wage or carry on warfare.
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  1. To wage or carry on warfare.
  2. To be in a state of hostility or rivalry; contend.
  3. To carry on war; engage in military conflict
wrestle
To move, lift, maneuver, etc. with great physical effort
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  1. To move, lift, maneuver, etc. with great physical effort
  2. To struggle (with a problem, an opposing force, etc.)
  3. To struggle or fight with by wrestling; wrestle with
cant
The tilt, turn, or slant thus caused
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  1. The tilt, turn, or slant thus caused
  2. The special vocabulary of a profession, discipline, or social group; jargon.
  3. The special words and phrases used by those in a certain sect, occupation, etc.; jargon
grade
A grouping of organisms done purely on the basis of shared features and without regard to evolutionary relationships. Grades may include organisms that do not share a common ancestor, or may exclude some organisms having the same common ancestor as the other organisms in the grade. For this reason, many taxonomists do not accept grades as formal classifications. The class Reptilia (reptiles) is a grade since it includes dinosaurs but not birds, even though birds are descended from dinosaurs.
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  1. A grouping of organisms done purely on the basis of shared features and without regard to evolutionary relationships. Grades may include organisms that do not share a common ancestor, or may exclude some organisms having the same common ancestor as the other organisms in the grade. For this reason, many taxonomists do not accept grades as formal classifications. The class Reptilia (reptiles) is a grade since it includes dinosaurs but not birds, even though birds are descended from dinosaurs.
  2. Any of the divisions in a school curriculum usually equal to one year; most systems in the U.S. include twelve grades after the kindergarten
  3. A slope or gradual inclination, especially of a road or railroad track:
gradient
A operator on scalar fields yielding a vector function, where the value of the vector evaluated at any point indicates the direction and degree of change of the field at that point.
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  1. A operator on scalar fields yielding a vector function, where the value of the vector evaluated at any point indicates the direction and degree of change of the field at that point.
  2. The degree to which something inclines; a slope. A mountain road with a gradient of ten percent rises one foot for every ten feet of horizontal length.
  3. (Physics) The rate at which a physical quantity, such as temperature or pressure, changes in response to changes in a given variable, especially distance.
heel
(Botany) The basal end of a plant cutting or tuber used in propagation.
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  1. (Botany) The basal end of a plant cutting or tuber used in propagation.
  2. A tilt, as of a boat, to one side.
  3. The built-up portion of a shoe or boot, supporting the heel.
inclination
The difference in direction of two lines, planes, or surfaces as measured by the angle between them; specif., a property of a line in a plane, being the angle measured from the positive portion of the x-axis to the line in question
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  1. The difference in direction of two lines, planes, or surfaces as measured by the angle between them; specif., a property of a line in a plane, being the angle measured from the positive portion of the x-axis to the line in question
  2. Any action, practice, or thing, toward which one is inclined
  3. A characteristic disposition or tendency to act in a certain way; a propensity:
incline
An inclined surface; a slope or gradient:
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  1. An inclined surface; a slope or gradient:
  2. An inclined plane or surface; slope; grade; slant
lean
A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.
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  1. A tilt or an inclination away from the vertical.
  2. The act or condition of leaning; inclination; slant
  3. Meat containing little or no fat
list
A considerable number; a long series:
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  1. A considerable number; a long series:
  2. A series of names, words, or other items written, printed, or imagined one after the other:
  3. List price
rake
The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.
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  1. The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.
  2. A long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth.
  3. Any of various long-handled tools with teeth or prongs at one end, used for gathering loose grass, hay, leaves, etc., or for smoothing broken ground
slant
A personal point of view or opinion:
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  1. A personal point of view or opinion:
  2. (Informal) A quick, oblique look; glance
  3. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.
slope
A piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground; specif., a portion of the side of a hill or mountain
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  1. A piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground; specif., a portion of the side of a hill or mountain
  2. (Mathematics) The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.
  3. (Math.) The trigonometric tangent of the positive angle formed between a given straight line and the x-axis of a pair of Cartesian coordinates
tip
A helpful hint:
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  1. A helpful hint:
  2. A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc. [From mid-19th c.]
  3. A piece of secret information given confidentially in an attempt to be helpful
joust
A combat or contest with lances, as between two medieval knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament
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  1. A combat or contest with lances, as between two medieval knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament
  2. A series of tilting matches; a tournament.
  3. A tournament
tournament
A series of such tournaments, jousts, etc. presented as an entertainment
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  1. A series of such tournaments, jousts, etc. presented as an entertainment
  2. A series of contests in some sport or game, as basketball or chess, in which a number of people or teams take part, trying to win the championship
  3. A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.
tourney
Tennyson
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  1. Tennyson
  2. A tournament.
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  • It was Darkyn's turn to tilt his head curiously.

  • He reached out to tilt her chin to the side to see her neck.

  • This is true whatever be the tilt of the vehicle at that instant.

  • The practical effect of this opposite couple is slightly to tilt the frame and thus to redistribute slightly the weights on the wheels carrying the vehicle.

  • It is situated at the confluence of the Tilt and the Garry.

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