BIAS

noun

1. Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.
2. The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

verb

1. To place bias upon; to influence.

adjective

1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.