Lopsided - English meaning

adjective

Not in a straight or level position.

Usage examples:

Her hat was slightly askew

adverb

At an angle or in a sloping direction.

Usage examples:

Some of the paintings hung aslant

preposition

Across (something) at an angle.

Usage examples:

Rays of light fell aslant a door

adjective

Having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

Usage examples:

The church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side

adjective

Having parts on either side or half that do not match or are not the same size or shape

Usage examples:

The building's asymmetrical silhouette features a single tower on one corner.

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place.

Usage examples:

His teeth were yellow and crooked

verb

Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).

Usage examples:

He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective

Not straight or not even; twisted, bent, or uneven

Usage examples:

That dog’s tail is crooked., your glasses are on crooked., their efforts centered on crooked deals …

idiom

Surprised or confused, so that it is difficult to behave or react as you usually would

Usage examples:

He walked up and said i was fat, which really threw me off balance (= made me feel confused)., her …

adjective

Nearly, but not quite, in a central position

adjective

Not balanced or fair

Usage examples:

The book presents a one-sided view of history., it was a one-sided victory - we won 10-3.

adverb

Moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.

Usage examples:

He walked out into the street

preposition

Non-standard contraction of out of.

Usage examples:

He ran out the door

adjective

Not at home or at one's place of work.

Usage examples:

If he called, she'd pretend to be out

adjective

Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked.

Usage examples:

His hat looked slightly skew

noun

An oblique angle; a slant.

Usage examples:

The most important effect of the skew in angle is the raised plateau of entrance court created in t…

verb

Suddenly change direction or position.

Usage examples:

The car had skewed across the track

verb

Suddenly change direction or position.

Usage examples:

The car had skewed across the track

adjective

Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked.

Usage examples:

His hat looked slightly skew

adjective

(of a pair of lines) neither parallel nor intersecting.

adjective

Sloping or leaning in a particular direction.

Usage examples:

A slanted roof

verb

Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.

Usage examples:

A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

adjective

Sloping in one direction

Usage examples:

Slanted media coverage is increasing public support for the war.

adjective

Inclined from a horizontal or vertical line.

Usage examples:

A sloping floor

verb

(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.

Usage examples:

The garden sloped down to a stream

adjective

(of a surface) lying at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others

Usage examples:

Sloping handwriting/shoulders, the bedroom is in the attic so it has a sloping ceiling.

verb

Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.

Usage examples:

The bright sun made them squint

noun

A permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye.

Usage examples:

I had a bad squint

adjective

Not straight or level.

Usage examples:

The squint bottom edge of the puzzle

verb

Move or cause to move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

The floor tilted slightly

noun

A sloping position or movement.

Usage examples:

The tilt of her head

noun

A combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust.

Usage examples:

A tilt at the european cup

verb

Move or cause to move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

The floor tilted slightly

noun

A sloping position or movement.

Usage examples:

The tilt of her head

noun

A combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust.

Usage examples:

A tilt at the european cup

adjective

Not equal in quantity, size, or value.

Usage examples:

Two rooms of unequal size

noun

A person or thing regarded as unequal to another in status or level.

Usage examples:

I have lived for fifty years as an unequal in this country

adjective

Not the same

Usage examples:

The unequal status of parent and child is recognized in law., in 1954, the supreme court declared t…

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven

adjective

Another term for asymmetrical.