ALL meanings of cant
cant
C c - noun cant See can1, cannot, contraction. 1
- noun cant a salient angle. 1
- noun cant a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing. 1
- noun cant a slanting or tilted position. 1
- noun cant an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square of cube. 1
- noun cant an oblique or slanting face of anything. 1
- noun cant Civil Engineering. bank1 (def 6). 1
- noun cant a sudden pitch or toss. 1
- noun cant Also called flitch. a partly trimmed log. 1
- verb without object cant to take or have an inclined position; tilt; turn. 1
- adjective cant hearty; merry. 1
- verb with object cant to bevel; form an oblique surface upon. 1
- verb with object cant to put in an oblique position; tilt; tip. 1
- verb with object cant to throw with a sudden jerk. 1
- noun cant A slope or tilt. 1
- noun cant empty or insincere talk 1
- transitive verb cant tilt 1
- noun cant slope, tilt 1
- noun cant (Countable Noun) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. 0
- noun cant (Countable Noun) NU A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group. 0
- noun cant Shelta. 0
- noun cant (Uncountable Noun) (pejorative) Empty, hypocritical talk. 0
- noun cant (Uncountable Noun) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars. 0
- noun cant (Countable Noun) (heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name of the bearer, canting arms. 0
- noun cant (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction. 0
- noun cant (Obsolete (No longer in use)) corner, niche. 0
- noun cant slope, the angle at which something is set. 0
- noun cant An outer or external angle. 0
- noun cant An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt. 0
- noun cant A movement or throw that overturns something. 0
- noun cant A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give. 0
- noun cant (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask. 0
- noun cant A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel. 0
- noun cant (nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads. 0
- verb cant (Intransitive Verb) To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup. 0
- verb cant (Intransitive Verb) To speak in set phrases. 0
- verb cant (Intransitive Verb) To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner. 0
- verb cant (Intransitive Verb) (heraldry) Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms. 0
- verb cant (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To sell by auction, or bid at an auction. 0
- verb cant (Transitive Verb) To set (something) at an angle. 0
- verb cant (Transitive Verb) To give a sudden turn or new direction to. 0
- verb cant (Transitive Verb) To bevel an edge or corner. 0
- verb cant (Transitive Verb) To overturn so that the contents are emptied. 0
- verb cant (Transitive Verb) To divide or parcel out. 0
- adjective cant (Britain, dialect) lively, lusty. 0