Cant - Definition
cant
n 1: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless
repetition [syn: buzzword, cant]
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 [syn: bank, cant, camber]
3: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang, cant,
jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]
4: insincere talk about religion or morals [syn: cant, pious
platitude]
5: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
[syn: bevel, cant, chamfer]
v 1: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is
slanting" [syn: cant, cant over, tilt, slant,
pitch]