BIAS
verb
Definition
To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction. De. Quincey.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
BIAS
(adjective)
1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
BIAS
(adverb)
In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
BIAS
(noun)
1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line. Being ignorant...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
