cant
adjective (1)
\ ˈkant
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cant
verb (1)
canted;
canting;
cants
Definition of cant (Entry 2 of 7)
1
: to give a cant or oblique edge to : bevel
cant off a corner
2
: to set at an angle : tilt
cant a cask
3
chiefly British
: to throw with a lurch
cant
noun (1)Definition of cant (Entry 3 of 7)
2
: an external angle (as of a building)
3
: a log with one or more squared sides
4a
: an oblique or slanting surface
the cant of a riverbank
b
: inclination, slope
the cant of a gun barrel
cant
adjective (2)Definition of cant (Entry 4 of 7)
1
: having canted corners or sides
a cant molding
2
: inclined sense 2
a cant buttress
cant
verb (2)
canted;
canting;
cants
Definition of cant (Entry 5 of 7)
1
: to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner
bade me cant and whine in another place— Samuel Johnson
2
: to speak in cant or jargon
The thieves were canting among themselves.
3
: to talk hypocritically
canted about brotherly love
cant
noun (2)Definition of cant (Entry 6 of 7)
1
: affected singsong or whining speech
a beggar's cant
2a
: the private language of the underworld
the cant of thieves
b
obsolete
: the phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect
c
: jargon sense 1
3
: a set or stock phrase
4
: the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
especially
: the insincere use of pious words
the cant of hypocrites