noun

1. An oblique line.

2. (grammar) The oblique case.

Synonyms: slash

verb

1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.

2. To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.

3. To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.

adjective

1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.

3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

noun

1. A slashing action or motion, particularly:

2. A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:

3. Something resembling such a mark, particularly:

Synonyms: gash, bar, diagonal, diagonal mark, foreslash, forward slash, forward stroke, front slash

noun

1. A drink of something; a draft.

2. A piss: an act of urination.

noun

1. A swampy area; a swamp.

2. A large quantity of watery food such as broth.

noun

1. The period of a transitory breeze.

2. An interval of good weather.

3. The loose part of a rope; slack.