cant

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/kænt/ English

Definitions

noun

An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.“He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.”
A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
Empty, hypocritical talk.“People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant.”

verb

To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
To speak in set phrases.
To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.

noun

Side, edge, corner, niche.“Under the cant of a hill.”
Slope, the angle at which something is set.
A corner (of a building).
An outer or external angle.

verb

To set (something) at an angle.“to cant a cask; to cant a ship”
To give a sudden turn or new direction to.“to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football”
To bevel an edge or corner.
To overturn so that the contents are emptied.

noun

A parcel, a division.

verb

To divide or parcel out.

adjective

Lively, lusty.

Related words

Synonyms

argot jargon slang bevel slope tilt corner buzzword lingo vernacular bank inclined slant beveled camber patois pitch camfer

Associated

shelta cantar carbo tocantins nta riva regia infinitive beggars sem bis

Rhymes

scant supplant confidante decant levant rant chant aunt plant enchant

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