CANT
verb
Definitions
- 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 to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football.
- 3. To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt.
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
(noun)
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 ...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
