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skew

/skjuː/
noun
  1. Something that has an oblique or slanted position.

  2. An oblique or sideways movement.

  3. A bias or distortion in a particular direction.

verb
  1. To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

  2. To bias or distort in a particular direction.

    "A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."

  3. To hurl or throw.

Antonymsunskew
adjective
  1. Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.

    "a skew arch"

  2. Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.

  3. Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.

adverb
  1. Askew, obliquely; awry.

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