cant

(kănt)

1. Angular deviation from a vertical or horizontal plane or surface; an inclination or slope.
2. A slanted or oblique surface.
3. a. A thrust or motion that tilts something.
   b. The tilt caused by such a thrust or motion.
4. An outer corner, as of a building.

1. To set at an oblique angle; tilt.
2. To give a slanting edge to; bevel.
3. To change the direction of suddenly.

1. To lean to one side; slant.
2. To take an oblique direction or course; swing around, as a ship.

(kănt)

1. Monotonous talk filled with platitudes.
2. Hypocritically pious language.
3. The special vocabulary peculiar to the members of an underworld group; argot.
4. Cant See Shelta.
5. Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
6. The special terminology understood among the members of a profession, discipline, or class but obscure to the general population; jargon. See Synonyms at dialect.

1. To speak tediously or sententiously; moralize.
2. To speak in argot or jargon.
3. To speak in a whining, pleading tone.

Related Forms:

• cantˈing·ly adverb

• cantˈing·ness noun