slant vs flex

slant and flex both are nouns.

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

As verbs, flex is a hypernym of slant; that is, flex is a word with a broader meaning than slant:

Other hypernyms of slant include bend.

slant (noun)	flex (noun)
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane	the act of flexing
a biased way of looking at or presenting something

slant (verb)	flex (verb)
present with a bias	cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
to incline or bend from a vertical position	bend a joint
heel over	form a curve
lie obliquely	contract
	exhibit the strength of