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Meanings of cant in English

Portuguese
chanfradura
Catalan
bisell
Spanish
chaflanado
Wikidata

Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees.

chanfradura
Portuguese
jargão
Catalan
llengua vernacla
Spanish
patois

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

jargão
Catalan
inclinació

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.

inclinació
Catalan
bascular
Spanish
inclinar

Heel over.

bascular
Usage of cant in English
1
And what you've said doesn't sound like 'cant' to me, Red.
Red Pepper Burns
2
I hope my talk doesn't sound to you like 'cant.'
Red Pepper Burns
3
The deck canted over and Dunstan said, Bring her up a point!
Honour This Day
4
Larrazabal added: Cant believe they are going to keep playing in Madeira.
The Guardian
5
There is too much religious cantinthestatementofMr.Thorburn.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
6
But lying and snivelling and canting and Hicksing always appear in masquerade.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
7
The main-mast canted to leeward, and was in imminent danger of falling.
The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
8
He had flown a tricky, wing-down approach, skidding along the canted terrain.
Genellan: planetfall
9
I'd rather have that than the new Parisian narrowness-thecantofdecadence.
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
10
This story is a pertinent example of the cantofDoingGood.
The Quest of the Simple Life
11
You do not flatter any of the sects by using their cant.
Our Friend John Burroughs
12
It stands on deck canted one side but is otherwise reasonably unscathed.
The South African
13
The next day they issue an order that you cantwearem .
Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie
14
But I cantsellmy nuciformsac whenyouvecutit out .
The Doctor's Dilemma
15
On the other side of the door, she heard Heritas Cant wheezing.
A Cavern of Black Ice
16
Cant flung out a wedge-shaped foot and jammed it into the rug.
Watcher of the Dead
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Translations for cant
Russian
кант
Cant through the time
Cant across language varieties
United Kingdom
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