Definisjon av cant

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Noun

cant - insincere talk about religion or morals
pious platitude

Verb

cant - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
cock set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
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Substantiv

cant - An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
cant - A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
cant - Shelta.
cant - Empty, hypocritical talk.
cant - Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
cant - A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name of the bearer, canting arms.
cant - corner, niche.
cant - slope, the angle at which something is set.
cant - A movement or throw that overturns something.

Verb

cant - To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
cant - To speak in set phrases.
cant - To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
cant - Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
cant - To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
cant - To set something at an angle.
cant - To bevel an edge or corner.
cant - To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
cant - To divide or parcel out.

Adjektiv

cant - lively, lusty.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cant
    Language that is higly informal, considered below what is considered standard educated speech, and consisting of new words, old words used with new meanings, or words considered taboo by people of a higher social status.
  • cant
    Terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event.
  • cant
    A secret or private language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) cant
  • Presens: cant / cants
  • Preteritum: canted
  • Perfektum: (have) canted

Substantiv

  • Entall: cant
  • Flertall: cants

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