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List of meaning for cant

the unique vocabulary used by a specific group of people

buzzword, cant(noun)

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

bank, cant, camber(noun)

a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular(noun)

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

"they don't speak our lingo"

cant, pious platitude(noun)

insincere talk about religion or morals

bevel, cant, chamfer(verb)

two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch(verb)

heel over

"The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon

a steep cant of the riverbank at that turn in the river

the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have

many accused the evangelist of cant, since his lavish lifestyle seemed to bear little resemblance to what he was preaching

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

the colorful cant used by movie producers and publicity agents in Hollywood

running in a slanting direction

the cant buttresses on the interior walls are made of solid oak

to set or cause to be at an angle

carefully canted the ladder against the wall

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