Skew ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Skew ( verb )

To turn or place at an angle; to distort or bias.

Origin:

From middle english skewen, from old norse skjóta, meaning "to shoot.".

Examples:

1. The car skidded and skewed off the road.
2. The politician was accused of skewing the facts to support their argument.
3. The photographer skewed the camera to get a different perspective on the building.
4. The chef skewed the knife to cut the vegetables at a slant.
5. The analyst was concerned that the results were skewed by the presence of outliers.

(As a noun)

Skew ( noun )

To turn or place at an angle; to distort or bias.

Origin:

From middle english skewen, from old norse skjóta, meaning "to shoot.".

Examples:

1. The car skidded and skewed off the road.
2. The politician was accused of skewing the facts to support their argument.
3. The photographer skewed the camera to get a different perspective on the building.
4. The chef skewed the knife to cut the vegetables at a slant.
5. The analyst was concerned that the results were skewed by the presence of outliers.