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skew v

(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. (statistics) To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical. (transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction. (transitive, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To hurl or throw. (intransitive) To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely. (intransitive) To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse. (intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

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