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Meaning of 'skew' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Skew [ a.]
- Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.
2 . Skew [ adv.]
- Awry; obliquely; askew.
- To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- To throw or hurl obliquely.
3 . Skew [ n.]
- A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place.
4 . Skew [ v. i.]
- To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.
- To start aside; to shy, as a horse.
- To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

Meaning of 'skew' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . skew [ v]
Meaning (1):
- turn or place at an angle
Example in sentence:
  • the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed
2 . skew [ s]
Meaning (2):
- having an oblique or slanting direction or position
Example in sentence:
  • the picture was skew

Nearby Words:

skean skedaddle skedaddled skedaddling skee skeed skeel skeelduck skeelgoose skeet

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