Search Result:cant
KK Pronunciation
〔 kænt 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kænt 〕
Overview of noun cant
The noun cant has 5 senses
- buzzword, cant -- (stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition)
- bank, cant, camber -- (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 -- (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo")
- cant, pious platitude -- (insincere talk about religion or morals)
- bevel, cant, chamfer -- (two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees)
Overview of verb cant
The verb cant has 1 sense
- cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch -- (heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting")