CANT
noun
Definitions
- 1. A corner; angle; niche. [Obs.] The first and principal person in the temple was Irene, or Peace; she was placed aloft in a cant. B. Jonson.
- 2. An outer or external angle.
- 3. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl. Totten.
- 4. A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to give a ball a cant.
- 5. A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask. Knight.
- 6. A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel. Knight.
- 7. A piece of wood laid upon athe deck of a vessel to support the bulkneads. Cant frames, Cant timbers (Naut.), timber at the two ends of a ship, rising obliquely from the keel.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
CANT
(adjective)
Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar. To introduce and multiply cant words in the most ruinous corruption in any language. Swift.
CANT
(verb)
1. To incline; to set at an angle; to titl over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.
2. To give a sudden turn or new direction ...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
