to tilt; to incline; to lean to one side; to slant

(literary) of mountain roads or paths, to be rugged, uneven, or winding

(literary) to be wavering or indecisive; to vacillate in one's mind

(literary) to yield to; to attach oneself to someone influential for personal gain

(literary) to encounter hardships or displacement; (of a situation) to be turbulent or unstable

(literary) to be devious or perverted; to distort (e.g. laws)