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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cant•ing (kan′ting),USA pronunciation adj. - affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous:a canting social reformer.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cant1 /kænt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- insincere, false, or hypocritical statements:a lot of pretentious cant.
cant2 /kænt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing.
- a slanting or tilted position.
v. [no object] - to tilt or turn with a sudden jerk:The boat canted violently.
can't /kænt/USA pronunciation - Pronounscontraction of cannot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cant1 (kant),USA pronunciation n. - insincere, esp. conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Linguisticsthe private language of the underworld.
- Linguisticsthe phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc.:the cant of the fashion industry.
- whining or singsong speech, esp. of beggars.
v.i. - to talk hypocritically.
- to speak in the whining or singsong tone of a beggar;
beg.
- Latin base cant- in cantus song, canticus singsong, etc., whence Old English cantere singer, cantic song; see chant
- 1495–1505
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hypocrisy, sham, pretense, humbug.
cant2 (kant),USA pronunciation n. - a salient angle.
- a sudden movement that tilts or overturns a thing.
- a slanting or tilted position.
- an oblique line or surface, as one formed by cutting off the corner of a square of cube.
- an oblique or slanting face of anything.
- Civil Engineering, Rail Transportbank1 (def. 6).
- a sudden pitch or toss.
- Also called flitch. a partly trimmed log.
adj. - oblique or slanting.
v.t. - to bevel;
form an oblique surface upon. - to put in an oblique position;
tilt;
tip. - to throw with a sudden jerk.
v.i. - to take or have an inclined position;
tilt;
turn.
- Celtic), Welsh cant periphery, rim, felloe; probably not akin to Greek kanthós corner of the eye; compare canteen, cantle, canton
- Celtic; compare Latin cant(h)us iron tire (
- a Romance base *cantu(m) with the related senses "rim, border'' and "angle corner,'' probably
- Anglo-French cant, Old French chant
- Middle English: side, border 1325–75
- Scottish Termshearty;
merry.
- Low German kant merry, bold
- Middle English 1250–1300
- Pronounscontraction of cannot.
See can 1, cannot, contraction. Cant., - Place NamesCanterbury.
- Cantonese.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cant /kænt/ n - insincere talk, esp concerning religion or morals; pious platitudes
- stock phrases that have become meaningless through repetition
- specialized vocabulary of a particular group, such as thieves, journalists, or lawyers; jargon
- singsong whining speech, as used by beggars
vb - (intransitive) to speak in or use cant
Etymology: 16th Century: probably via Norman French canter to sing, from Latin cantāre; used disparagingly, from the 12th century, of chanting in religious servicesˈcanter n ˈcantingly adv cant /kænt/ n - inclination from a vertical or horizontal plane; slope; slant
- a sudden movement that tilts or turns something
- the angle or tilt thus caused
- a corner or outer angle, esp of a building
- an oblique or slanting surface, edge, or line
vb (transitive)- to tip, tilt, or overturn, esp with a sudden jerk
- to set in an oblique position
- another word for bevel
adj - oblique; slanting
- having flat surfaces and without curves
Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: edge, corner): perhaps from Latin canthus iron hoop round a wheel, of obscure originˈcantic adj |