cant

insincere; the private language of the underworld; phraseology peculiar to a particular class or profession: the cant of the fashion industry; whining or singsong speech, esp. of beggars; hypocrisy, sham, pretense, humbug
Not to be confused with:can't – contraction of cannotrecant – withdraw or disavow; revoke, rescind, deny: He recanted his confession.

cant¹

C0074600 (kănt)n.1. Angular deviation from a vertical or horizontal plane or surface; an inclination or slope.2. A slanted or oblique surface.3. a. A thrust or motion that tilts something.b. The tilt caused by such a thrust or motion.4. An outer corner, as of a building.v. cant·ed, cant·ing, cants v.tr.1. To set at an oblique angle; tilt.2. To give a slanting edge to; bevel.3. To change the direction of suddenly.v.intr.1. To lean to one side; slant.2. To take an oblique direction or course; swing around, as a ship.

[Middle English, side, from Old North French, from Vulgar Latin *cantus, corner, from Latin canthus, rim of wheel, tire, of Celtic origin.]

cant²

C0074600 (kănt)n.1. Tedious or hackneyed language, especially when used sanctimoniously: "a merciless onslaught upon the cant of the age, the cant about progress, equality, [and] universal education" (C. Vann Woodward).2. a. The special vocabulary peculiar to the members of an underworld group; argot.b. The special vocabulary of a profession, discipline, or social group; jargon.3. Cant See Shelta.4. Whining or singsong speech, such as that used by beggars.intr.v. cant·ed, cant·ing, cants 1. To speak tediously or sanctimoniously.2. To speak in argot or jargon.3. To speak in a whining or singsong voice.

[Anglo-Norman cant, song, singing, from canter, to sing, from Latin cantāre; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

cant′ing·ly adv.

cant

(kænt) n1. insincere talk, esp concerning religion or morals; pious platitudes2. stock phrases that have become meaningless through repetition3. specialized vocabulary of a particular group, such as thieves, journalists, or lawyers; jargon4. singsong whining speech, as used by beggarsvb (intr) to speak in or use cant[C16: probably via Norman French canter to sing, from Latin cantāre; used disparagingly, from the 12th century, of chanting in religious services] ˈcanter n ˈcantingly adv

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(kænt) n1. inclination from a vertical or horizontal plane; slope; slant2. a sudden movement that tilts or turns something3. the angle or tilt thus caused4. (Building) a corner or outer angle, esp of a building5. an oblique or slanting surface, edge, or linevb (tr) 6. to tip, tilt, or overturn, esp with a sudden jerk7. (Mechanical Engineering) to set in an oblique position8. (Building) another word for bevel¹adj9. oblique; slanting10. having flat surfaces and without curves[C14 (in the sense: edge, corner): perhaps from Latin canthus iron hoop round a wheel, of obscure origin] ˈcantic adj

cant

(kɑːnt) adjdialect Scot and Northern English lusty; merry; hearty[C14: related to Low German kant bold, merry]

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(kænt)

n. 1. insincere or hypocritical statements, esp. pious platitudes. 2. the private language of the underworld. 3. the words and phrases peculiar to a particular class, profession, etc. 4. whining or singsong speech. v.i. 5. to talk piously or hypocritically. 6. to beg in a whining or singsong tone. [1495–1505; < Latin base cant- in cantus song, canticus singsong, etc.; see chant]

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(kænt)

n. 1. a salient angle. 2. a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing. 3. a slanting or tilted position. 4. an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square or cube. 5. bank ¹ (def. 5). 6. a sudden pitch or toss. 7. Also called flitch. a partly trimmed log. adj. 8. oblique or slanting. v.t. 9. to bevel; form an oblique surface upon. 10. to put in an oblique position; tilt; tip. 11. to throw with a sudden jerk. v.i. 12. to take or have an inclined position; tilt; turn. [1325–75; Middle English: side, border < Anglo-French cant, Old French chant] cant′ic, adj.

can't

(kænt, kɑnt) contraction of cannot. usage: See can¹, cannot.

cant

Past participle: canted
Gerund: canting

Imperative
cant
cant

Present
I cant
you cant
he/she/it cants
we cant
you cant
they cant

Preterite
I canted
you canted
he/she/it canted
we canted
you canted
they canted

Present Continuous
I am canting
you are canting
he/she/it is canting
we are canting
you are canting
they are canting

Present Perfect
I have canted
you have canted
he/she/it has canted
we have canted
you have canted
they have canted

Past Continuous
I was canting
you were canting
he/she/it was canting
we were canting
you were canting
they were canting

Past Perfect
I had canted
you had canted
he/she/it had canted
we had canted
you had canted
they had canted

Future
I will cant
you will cant
he/she/it will cant
we will cant
you will cant
they will cant

Future Perfect
I will have canted
you will have canted
he/she/it will have canted
we will have canted
you will have canted
they will have canted

Future Continuous
I will be canting
you will be canting
he/she/it will be canting
we will be canting
you will be canting
they will be canting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been canting
you have been canting
he/she/it has been canting
we have been canting
you have been canting
they have been canting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been canting
you will have been canting
he/she/it will have been canting
we will have been canting
you will have been canting
they will have been canting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been canting
you had been canting
he/she/it had been canting
we had been canting
you had been canting
they had been canting

Conditional
I would cant
you would cant
he/she/it would cant
we would cant
you would cant
they would cant

Past Conditional
I would have canted
you would have canted
he/she/it would have canted
we would have canted
you would have canted
they would have canted

cant

A specialized vocabulary used among a particular group of people.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cant - stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetitionbuzzwordhokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
	2.	cant - 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 forcecamber, bankincline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
	3.	cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slangbite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"swiz - British slang for a swindleheist, rip-off - the act of stealingshakedown - extortion of money (as by blackmail)power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other peopleblowjob, cock sucking - slang for fellatiohand job, jacking off, jerking off, wank - slang for masturbationdekko - British slang for a looksquare-bashing - drill on a barracks squareshakedown - a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"caff - informal British term for a cafedeck - street name for a packet of illegal drugsgat, rod - a gangster's pistolMickey Finn - slang term for knockout dropsnick - (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick"dreck, schlock, shlock - merchandise that is shoddy or inferiorcert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"soup-strainer, toothbrush - slang for a mustachearsehole, bunghole, arse, asshole - vulgar slang for anusbay window, potbelly, tummy, corporation, pot - slang for a paunchniff, pong - an unpleasant smellstreet name - slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"corker - (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker"hooey, poppycock, stuff and nonsense, stuff - senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff"baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writingcodswallop, folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, tripe, rubbish, trash - nonsensical talk or writingskin flick - a pornographic moviedibs - a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech communityrhyming slang - slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"bunfight, bun-fight - (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasionburnup - a high-speed motorcycle race on a public roadnosh-up - a large satisfying mealhood - (slang) a neighborhood'hood - (slang) a neighborhoodpaleface - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)poor white trash, white trash - (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverishedhonkey, honkie, honky, whitey - (slang) offensive names for a White manslant-eye, gook - (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)Injun, red man, Redskin - (slang) offensive term for Native AmericansChinaman, chink - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descentdago, ginzo, greaseball, wop, Guinea - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descentJap, Nip - (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descentspic, spick, spik - (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descentBoche, Jerry, Kraut, Krauthead, Hun - offensive term for a person of German descent
	4.	cant - insincere talk about religion or moralspious platitudetalk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"
	5.	cant - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degreesbevel, chamferedge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"splay - an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
Verb	1.	cant - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"cant over, tilt, slant, pitchmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"cock - tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"

cant

¹noun1. hypocrisy, pretence, lip service, humbug, insincerity, pretentiousness, sanctimoniousness, pious platitudes, affected piety, sham holiness Politicians are holding forth with their usual hypocritical cant.2. jargon, slang, vernacular, patter, lingo, argot He resorted to a lot of pseudo-psychological cant to confuse me.

cant

²verb tilt, angle, slope, incline, slant, bevel, rise The helicopter canted inward towards the landing area.

cant¹

nounDeviation from a particular direction:grade, gradient, heel, inclination, incline, lean, list, rake, slant, slope, tilt, tip.verbTo depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal:heel, incline, lean, list, rake, slant, slope, tilt, tip.

cant²

noun1. A variety of a language that differs from the standard form:argot, dialect, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular.2. Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:argot, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary.

Translations

伪善的谈话行话黑谈

cant

(kӕnt) noun1. insincere talk. politicians' cant.伪善的谈话2. the special slang of a particular group of people. thieves' cant. 黑谈，行话

cant

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

You cannot teach some new skill or behavior to someone who is set in their ways. Good luck getting Grandpa to start going to yoga with you. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.See also: dog, new, old, teach, trick

if you can't beat 'em

If you can't defeat your opponent, then you might as well work alongside them or do what they do. A shortening of the phrase "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." A: "I thought you said you'd never join social media." B: "Yeah, but everybody else has, so if you can't beat 'em."See also: beat, if

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

If you can't defeat your opponent, then you might as well work alongside them or do what they do. A: "I thought you said you'd never join social media." B: "Yeah, but everybody else has, so if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, I guess."See also: beat, if, join

can't remember a fucking thing

rude slang Has difficulty remembering anything; forgets a lot of things. Geez, I can't remember a fucking thing these days! I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday!See also: fucking, remember, thing

can't remember shit

rude slang Has difficulty remembering anything; forgets a lot of things. Geez, I can't remember shit these days! I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday!See also: remember, shit

(you) can't get there from here

A humorous phrase used when giving directions to a place that is far away or difficult to get to from one's current location. Main Street? Well, you can't get there from here—we're out in the sticks.See also: get, here, there

I can't accept that

I don't believe or agree with what you are saying. They said Amanda was more qualified for the promotion than I am, but I can't accept that, knowing that I've had more training than her.See also: accept, that

I can't believe it/that/this

This information is so shocking or implausible as to be unbelievable. A: "Did you hear that Amanda got the promotion?" B: "Yep, and I can't believe it. I know I'm more qualified for it than she is!" Are they really closing McCauley's after 40 years? I can't believe it!See also: believe, that, this

I can't understand (it)

I'm confused or puzzled (by something). I can't understand why Tom would make such a ridiculous statement. I can't understand it, but yes, Sue is selling her beautiful house.See also: understand

if you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen

If you can't cope with or handle the pressure in a given situation, you should remove yourself from that situation. Typically used to imply that the one being addressed is weak or unsuited for such work. The pace is only going to pick up from here, newbie, so if you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen.See also: if, keep, kitchen, of, out, stand

if you can't be good, be careful

If you can't stop yourself from behaving improperly, try to limit the degree of risk or danger involved. If you can't be good, be careful, OK? Please try not to get into too much trouble.See also: careful, if

I can't accept that.

Inf. I do not believe what you said.; I reject what you said. Sue: The mechanic says we need a whole new engine. John: What? I can't accept that! Tom: You're now going to work on the night shift. You don't seem to be able to get along with some of the people on the day shift. Bob: I can't accept that. It's them, not me.See also: accept, that

If you can't be good, be careful.

Prov. If you are going to do immoral things, make sure they are not dangerous.; If you are going to do something immoral, make sure to keep it secret. (Sometimes used as a flippant way of saying good-bye.) Be a good girl on your vacation trip. Or if you can't be good, be careful. Ernest likes to close his letters with, "If you can't be good, be careful."See also: careful, if

if you can't beat 'em, join 'em

Also, if you can't lick 'em, join 'em. If you can't defeat your opponents you might be better off by switching to their side. For example, Seeing that no one else was willing to stick with the old software program, Marcia learned the new one, noting if you can't beat 'em, join 'em , or I opposed a new school library, but the town voted for it, so I'll support it-if you can't lick 'em, join 'em . This expression dates from about 1940 and originally alluded to political opponents. The opposite idea is expressed in an advertising slogan used in the 1960s and 1970s by a cigarette company, in which the smoker would fight rather than switch brands. See also: beat, if, join

if you can't beat 'em, join 'em

INFORMALPeople say if you can't beat 'em, join 'em to mean that if you cannot change what someone is doing, you should start to do it yourself. It became a case of `if you can't beat 'em, join 'em', and I ended up working there too. Note: This expression is often varied, for example by saying things such as if you can't beat 'em, you should join 'em, or by using the whole word them instead of 'em. Conscious of rising support for these policies, the Liberal party decided that if it couldn't beat them, it should join them.See also: beat, if, join

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

If you say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, you mean that it is often difficult to get people to try new ways of doing things, especially if they have been doing something in a particular way for a long time. The low levels of participation among older people are affected by the widespread belief that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Note: This expression is often varied. For example, if you say you can teach an old dog new tricks or an old dog can learn new tricks, you mean that it is possible to get people to try new ways of doing something. Our work shows that you can teach an old dog new tricks. An old dog can learn new tricks if he has both the will and the opportunity.See also: dog, new, old, teach, trick

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

you cannot make people change their ways. proverbSee also: dog, new, old, teach, trick

You can't teach an old dog new tricks

Getting people to change their habits or acquire new skills is impossible. Puppies are teachable, but older dogs are less apt to be able to be trained, or so popular wisdom had it. By the same token, an octogenarian who has read the morning newspaper for decades is unlikely to be willing, much less eager, to switch to the online edition.See also: dog, new, old, teach, trick

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if you can't beat 'em

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can't remember a fucking thing

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I can't believe it/that/this

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if you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen

if you can't be good, be careful

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If you can't be good, be careful.

if you can't beat 'em, join 'em

if you can't beat 'em, join 'em

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

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noun hypocrisy

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noun jargon

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verb tilt

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noun deviation from a particular direction

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verb to depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal

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noun a variety of a language that differs from the standard form

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noun specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture

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noun stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

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noun a slope in the turn of a road or track

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

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noun insincere talk about religion or morals

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noun two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

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verb heel over

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