Meaning

(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
2. (transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction.
3. (transitive, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To hurl or throw.
4. (intransitive) To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
5. (intransitive) To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
6. (intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
7. (not comparable) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.
8. (not comparable, geometry) Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.

Example Sentences

When making this joint it is important to see that the eccentric or crank is at dead-centre; if it is at the end or limit of its stroke, the rubber is skewed the full length of same; if it is at the centre, the skewing, which is the cause of wear, is halved.

Thus asynchronous torques cannot be avoided but can be reduced by proper choice of coil span and by skewing the stator or rotor slots.

Skewing an object, as we mention at the start of this section, involves distorting the angles of the object. For example, you can create a parallelogram by skewing a square, or you can create shadow effects with skewed text (which we show you later in this chapter).

The easiest way to skew objects is to use the Free Transform tool. [...] Use the left box to skew horizontally. To skew clockwise, click the current value and then either type a value between 1 and 89 or drag up. To skew counterclockwise, click the current value and then either type a value between −1 and −89 or drag down. Then press Enter or Return.

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

Accordingly, public policy can be skewed towards certain interest groups which have the best organization and most resources; it can be skewed towards certain politically powerful state agencies; and it can be skewed by intense rivalries between different sectors of government itself.

because of parliamentary rules written by the military after the 2014 coup that are skewed in its favour.

Trump urged his followers to “boycott baseball” – though, much like his core support, the sport’s fanbase skews older, male and white.

Word Forms

• skews
• skewing
• skewed
• skewer
• more skew
• skewest
• most skew

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When Should You Use Skew?

Use skew when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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