cant meaning and definition

CANT noun

Definition of cant (noun)

1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
   • synonyms: buzzword
2. 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
   • synonyms: bank, camber
3. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
   • "they don't speak our lingo"
   • synonyms: argot, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular
4. insincere talk about religion or morals
   • synonyms: pious platitude
5. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
   • synonyms: bevel, chamfer

CANT verb

Definition of cant (verb)

1. heel over
   • "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
   • synonyms: cant over, pitch, slant, tilt