| oblique | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. oblique, oblique case | any grammatical case other than the nominative. |
| ~ grammatical case, case | nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence. |
| ~ accusative, accusative case, objective case | the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb. |
| ~ dative, dative case | the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb. |
| ~ genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case | the case expressing ownership. |
| ~ vocative, vocative case | the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed. |
| ~ ablative, ablative case | the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb. |
| n. (body) | 2. abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, oblique | a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso. |
| ~ abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab | the muscles of the abdomen. |
| adj. | 3. oblique | slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled.; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" |
| ~ convergent | tending to come together from different directions. |
| ~ diverging, divergent | tending to move apart in different directions. |
| ~ inclined | at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position.; "an inclined plane" |
| ~ bias | slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.; "a bias fold" |
| ~ cata-cornered, catacorner, cater-cornered, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered | slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line.; "set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" |
| ~ crabwise, sideways | (of movement) at an angle. |
| ~ diagonal | connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face.; "a diagonal line across the page" |
| ~ nonparallel | (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging. |
| ~ oblique-angled | having oblique angles. |
| adj. | 4. devious, oblique | indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading.; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" |
| ~ indirect | extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action.; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow" |
| bypass | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center. |
| ~ highway, main road | a major road for any form of motor transport. |
| n. (body) | 2. bypass | a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part). |
| ~ shunt | a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.; "an arteriovenus shunt" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bypass, electrical shunt, shunt | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current. |
| ~ circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| ~ conductor | a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.. |
| v. (communication) | 4. bypass, get around, go around, short-circuit | avoid something unpleasant or laborious.; "You cannot bypass these rules!" |
| ~ avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
| divert | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. deviate, divert | turn aside; turn away from. |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| ~ yaw | deviate erratically from a set course.; "the yawing motion of the ship" |
| ~ detour | travel via a detour. |
| ~ sidetrack, straggle, digress, depart | wander from a direct or straight course. |
| v. (motion) | 2. divert | send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one. |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| ~ route | divert in a specified direction.; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders" |
| ~ deviate | cause to turn away from a previous or expected course.; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding" |
| v. (social) | 3. amuse, disport, divert | occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.; "The play amused the ladies" |
| ~ entertain | provide entertainment for. |
| v. (possession) | 4. divert, hive off | withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions. |
| ~ draw off, take out, withdraw, draw | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source).; "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" |
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