cant

Speech parts

1. cant - Noun

2. cant - Adjective

3. cant - Verb

4. Cant - Proper noun

Meaning

A corner; angle; niche.

An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.

A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to give a ball a cant.

A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.

A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.

A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.

To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.

To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football.

To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt.

An affected, singsong mode of speaking.

The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation.

The use of religious phraseology without understanding or sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; hypocrisy.

Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.

Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.

To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone.

To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic.

To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.

A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.

to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.

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Examples

Your love is like the wind... you cant see it, but you can feel it... Nicholas Sparks

Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst, - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! Laurence Sterne

Of this stamp is the cant of, Not men, but measures. Edmund Burke

You can take a horse to the pond but you cant make him drink. Bajan Proverb

You can take a monkey out of the bush, but you cant take the bush of a monkey. Bajan Proverb

You cant be in the town and be in the country too. Bajan Proverb

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