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")