lie vs slant

lie and slant both are nouns.

lie and slant both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lie	Yes	No	Yes	No
slant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slant is a hyponym of lie; that is, slant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lie:

lie: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
slant: lie obliquely

Other hyponyms of lie include nestle, intervene, top, mediate, ride, lap, focalise, focalize, localise, localize, precede, predate, underlie, cap, crest, face, front, look, back, flank, head, command, dominate, overlook, overtop, line, run along, orient, point, look across, look out on, look out over, overlook.

lie (noun)	slant (noun)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth	degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
position or manner in which something is situated	a biased way of looking at or presenting something

lie (verb)	slant (verb)
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive	present with a bias
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position	to incline or bend from a vertical position
assume a reclining position	heel over
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position	lie obliquely
originate (in)
have a place in relation to something else
be and remain in a particular state or condition

Difference between lie and slant

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