cant

The English word “cant” has 29 meanings listed here.

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.
A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
To speak in set phrases.
To talk, beg, or preach in a singsong or whining 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.
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.
A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
To bevel an edge or corner.
To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
To divide or parcel out.
A parcel, a division.
Lively, lusty.

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