Cant

English Meaning

A corner; angle; niche.

1. Angular deviation from a vertical or horizontal plane or surface; an inclination or slope.
2. A slanted or oblique surface.
3. A thrust or motion that tilts something.
4. The tilt caused by such a thrust or motion.
5. An outer corner, as of a building.
6. To set at an oblique angle; tilt.
7. To give a slanting edge to; bevel.
8. To change the direction of suddenly.
9. To lean to one side; slant.
10. To take an oblique direction or course; swing around, as a ship.
11. Monotonous talk filled with platitudes.
12. Hypocritically pious language.
13. The special vocabulary peculiar to the members of an underworld group; argot.
14. See Shelta.
15. Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
16. The special terminology understood among the members of a profession, discipline, or class but obscure to the general population; jargon. See Synonyms at dialect.
17. To speak tediously or sententiously; moralize.
18. To speak in argot or jargon.
19. To speak in a whining, pleading tone.