1. muscles on the sides of the abdomen
Usage: anatomy
2. slanted or diagonal lines
Usage: geometry

1. third person singular present of oblique; moves or turns at an angle

Examples

• She worked her obliques with side planks during her workout.
• The trainer showed us exercises to strengthen our obliques.
• The artist drew several obliques across the canvas.
• The geometric pattern featured intersecting obliques.
• The path obliques toward the river at this point.
• The building obliques away from the street at an unusual angle.