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(1):

(v. i.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; - formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.

(2):

(a.) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

(3):

(a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.

(4):

(a.) Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

(5):

(n.) An oblique line.

(6):

(v. i.) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.