Skew

Quick meaning: Skew is a verb meaning (transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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
• skewest

Synonyms for skew

Depending on context, synonyms include bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash.

Antonyms for skew

Common opposites include unskew, adjust, align, line up, aline.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inclined, skewness, oblique, slant, twist, distortion.

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