Thesaurus: cant

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1. n. A corner; angle; niche.
2. n. An outer or external angle.
3. n. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
4. n. A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to give a ball a cant.
5. n. A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
6. n. A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
7. n. A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
8. v. t. To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.
9. v. t. To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football.
10. v. t. To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt.
11. n. An affected, singsong mode of speaking.
12. n. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/idioms">idioms and class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/peculiarities">peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation.
13. n. The use of religious phraseology without understanding or sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; hypocrisy.
14. n. Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.
15. a. Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.
16. v. i. To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone.
17. v. i. To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic.
18. v. i. To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.
19. n. A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.
20. v. t. to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.