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2 N‑SING If something is on a slant , it is in a slanting position. □  You're slightly above the garden because the house is on a slant. □  …long pockets cut on the slant.

3 VERB [usu passive] If information or a system is slanted , it is made to show favour towards a particular group or opinion. □ [be V -ed] The programme was deliberately slanted to make the home team look good. [Also be V -ed prep]

4 N‑SING A particular slant on a subject is a particular way of thinking about it, especially one that is unfair. □  The political slant at Focus can be described as centre-right.

slap /slæ p/ (slaps , slapping , slapped )

1 VERB If you slap someone, you hit them with the palm of your hand. □ [V n] He would push or slap her once in a while. □ [V n adv/prep] I slapped him hard across the face. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Slap is also a noun. □  He reached forward and gave her a slap.

2 VERB If you slap something onto a surface, you put it there quickly, roughly, or carelessly. □ [V n + on/onto ] The barman slapped the cup on to the waiting saucer.

3 VERB If journalists say that the authorities slap something such as a tax or a ban on something, they think it is unreasonable or put on without careful thought. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n + on ] The government slapped a ban on the export of unprocessed logs.

4 PHRASE If you describe something that someone does as a slap in the face , you mean that it shocks or upsets you because it shows that they do not support you or respect you. □ [+ for ] 'The Sun' calls it a massive slap in the face for the United States government. □  Britons persist in treating any pay rise of less than 5% as a slap in the face.

sla p ba ng also slap-bang ADV Slap bang is used in expressions such as slap bang in the middle of somewhere to mean exactly in that place. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  Of course, slap-bang in the middle of town the rents are high.

slap|dash /slæ pdæʃ/ also slap-dash ADJ If you describe someone as slapdash , you mean that they do things carelessly without much thinking or planning. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Malcolm's work methods appear amazingly slapdash.

sla p-happy ADJ If you describe someone as slap-happy , you believe they are irresponsible and careless. □  …a slap-happy kind of cook.

slap|stick /slæ pst I k/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Slapstick is a simple type of comedy in which the actors behave in a rough and foolish way. □  …slapstick comedy.

sla p-up ADJ [ADJ n] A slap-up meal is a large enjoyable meal. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  We usually had one slap-up meal a day.

slash /slæ ʃ/ (slashes , slashing , slashed )

1 VERB If you slash something, you make a long, deep cut in it. □ [V n] He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after slashing his wrists. ● N‑COUNT Slash is also a noun. □ [+ in ] Make deep slashes in the meat and push in the spice paste.

2 VERB If you slash at a person or thing, you quickly hit at them with something such as a knife. □ [V + at ] He slashed at her, aiming carefully.

3 VERB To slash something such as costs or jobs means to reduce them by a large amount. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] Car makers could be forced to slash prices after being accused of overcharging yesterday.

4 You say slash to refer to a sloping line that separates letters, words, or numbers. For example, if you are giving the number 340/2/K you say 'Three four zero, slash two, slash K.' [SPOKEN ]