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cant

/ cant /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
insincere talk about religion or morals
Type of:
talk talking
noun Sense 2
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don''t speak our lingo"
Type of:
non-standard speech
Kinds of:
street name rhyming slang
Derived:
slang
verb Sense 3
heel over
"The tower is tilting"
"The ceiling is slanting"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
cock
Derived:
pitch rake slant rock careen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Type of:
edge
Kinds of:
splay
Derived:
bevel chamfer furrow chase cant over
noun Sense 5
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
Type of:
nonsense bunk nonsensicality
noun Sense 6
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
Type of:
slope incline side
Derived:
camber cant over tilt slant pitch
Semantic Complexity
95%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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talk talking non-standard speech street name rhyming slang move cock edge splay nonsense bunk nonsensicality