skew

¹skew

verb \ˈskyü\

Definition of SKEW

intransitive verb

1

: to take an oblique course

2

: to look askance

transitive verb

1

: to make, set, or cut on the skew

2

: to distort especially from a true value or symmetrical form <skewed statistical data>

Examples of SKEW

1. They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory.
2. He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.

Origin of SKEW

Middle English, to escape, run obliquely, from Anglo-French *eskiuer, eschiver to escape, avoid — more at eschew

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SKEW

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo

²skew

adjective

Definition of SKEW

1

: set, placed, or running obliquely : slanting

2

: more developed on one side or in one direction than another : not symmetrical

First Known Use of SKEW

1609

³skew

noun

Definition of SKEW

: a deviation from a straight line : slant

First Known Use of SKEW

1688