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- Dictionaryskew/skjuː/
adjective
- 1. neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked: "his hat looked slightly skew"
- 2. (of a pair of lines) neither parallel nor intersecting.
noun
- 1. an oblique angle; a slant.
- 2. a bias towards one particular group or subject: "the paper had a working-class skew"
verb
- 1. suddenly change direction or position: "the car had skewed across the track"
- 2. make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading: "the curriculum is skewed towards the practical subjects"
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SKEW definition: 1. to cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort: 2. not straight 3. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of SKEW is to take an oblique course. How to use skew in a sentence. to take an oblique course; to look askance; to make, set, or cut on the skew…
To skew is to turn or place at an angle. When you build a house of cards, you must slightly angle, or skew each card, so structure will stand up.
Skew definition: to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely. See examples of SKEW used in a sentence.
verb. If something is skewed, it is changed or affected to some extent by a new or unusual factor, and so is not correct or normal. The arithmetic of nuclear running costs has been skewed by the fall in the cost of other fuels. [be VERB -ed] Today's election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of the county. [VERB noun]
to cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort: These last-minute changes have skewed the company's results. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bending, twisting and curving. arch your back. ball up. bendy. bent. bowed. distorted. distortion. entwine. flexion. swirlingly. swoopy. tangled.
1. To take an oblique course or direction. 2. To look obliquely or sideways. 3. To display a statistical tendency toward: a television program that skews toward teenagers. adj. 1. Placed or turned to one side; asymmetric. 2. Distorted or biased in meaning or effect. 3. Having a part that diverges, as in gearing. 4. a.
Definition of skew verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to make conform to a specific concept, attitude, or planned result; slant: The television show is skewed to the young teenager.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English skew /skjuː/ verb [ transitive] 1 if something skews the results of a test etc, it affects them, making them incorrect All the people we questioned lived in the same area, which had the effect of skewing the figures. 2 to affect or influence someone’s ideas, actions, or judgment, especially in ...
