cant

/kænt/ · noun

Meaning

An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
Empty, hypocritical talk.
Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
To speak in set phrases.
To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
Side, edge, corner, niche.
Slope, the angle at which something is set.
A corner (of a building).
An outer or external angle.
An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
A movement or throw that overturns something.
To set (something) at an angle.
To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
To bevel an edge or corner.
To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
A parcel, a division.
To divide or parcel out.
Lively, lusty.

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