Main entry: oblique, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle
Definition: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Main entry: oblique, oblique case
Definition: any grammatical case other than the nominative
Definition: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
Usage: used devious means to achieve success; gave oblique answers to direct questions; oblique political maneuvers
Main entry: oblique
Definition: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Usage: 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