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BNC: 24482 COCA: 28260

cant

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 cant /ˈkænt/ noun
1 cant
/ˈkænt/
noun
Learner's definition of CANT
[noncount]
: words that are supposed to sound like serious statements about important issues (such as religion or morality) but that are not honest or sincere(宗教、道德等方面的)伪善言辞,虚假的话,空话
2 cant /ˈkænt/ verb
cants; canted; canting
2 cant
/ˈkænt/
verb
cants; canted; canting
Learner's definition of CANT
: to lean : to be positioned at an angle(使)倾斜
[no object]
[+ object]
usually used as (be) canted通常用作(be) canted
BNC: 24482 COCA: 28260

cant

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noun (1)

1
: the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
especially : the insincere use of pious words
the cant of hypocrites
2
: a set or stock phrase
3
a
: the private language of the underworld
the cant of thieves
c
obsolete : the phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect
4
: affected singsong or whining speech
a beggar's cant

cant

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verb (1)

canted; canting; cants

intransitive verb

1
: to talk hypocritically
canted about brotherly love
2
: to speak in cant or jargon
The thieves were canting among themselves.
3
: to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner
bade me cant and whine in another place Samuel Johnson

cant

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verb (2)

canted; canting; cants

intransitive verb

1
: to pitch to one side : lean
The deck of the ship was canting.
2
: slope
The roof canted gently.

transitive verb

1
: to set at an angle : tilt
cant a cask
2
: to give a cant or oblique edge to : bevel
cant off a corner
3
chiefly British : to throw with a lurch

cant

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noun (2)

1
a
: an oblique or slanting surface
the cant of a riverbank
b
: inclination, slope
the cant of a gun barrel
2
: an external angle (as of a building)
3
: a log with one or more squared sides
4
obsolete : corner, niche

cant

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adjective (1)

1
: having canted corners or sides
a cant molding
2
: inclined sense 2
a cant buttress

cant

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adjective (2)

dialectal, England

Cant

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abbreviation

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

perhaps from Middle French dialect (Norman-Picard) canter to tell, literally, to sing, from Latin cantare — more at chant

Noun (2) and Verb (2)

Middle English cant side, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch, edge, corner, from Middle French dialect (Picard), from Latin canthus, cantus iron tire, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cant rim; perhaps akin to Greek kanthos corner of the eye

Adjective (2)

Middle English, probably from Middle Low German *kant

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb (1)

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb (2)

circa 1543, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun (2)

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Adjective (1)

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cant was in the 14th century
BNC: 24482 COCA: 28260

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