Cant — synonyms, definition

1. cant (Noun)

argot bank bevel buzzword camber chamfer colloquialism deceit dialect dishonesty empty talk hypocrisy idiom inclination jargon language lingo localism oblique patois • • •

cant (Noun) — Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition.

cant (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.

cant (Noun) — A characteristic language of a particular group. ex. "they don't speak our cant"

cant (Noun) — Insincere talk about religion or morals.

cant (Noun) — Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees.

bunk edge hokum incline meaninglessness non-standard speech nonsense nonsensicality side slope talk talking rhyming slang splay street name

2. cant (Verb)

bend bevel cant over dip incline lean list lurch pitch skew slant slope tilt tip veer

cant (Verb) — Heel over. ex. "The tower is canting"

move cock

3. cant (Other)

cant (Other) — Can not.