Antonyms for
cant
An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
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All Definitions for Cant

Below are all the dictionary definitions of cant:

1An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
2A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
3A language spoken by some Irish Travellers
4Shelta.
5Empty, hypocritical talk.
6Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
7A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
8To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
9To speak in set phrases.
10To talk, beg, or preach in a singsong or whining fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
11Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
12Slope, the angle at which something is set.
13A corner (of a building).
14An outer or external angle.
15An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line
16A slope or bevel
17A tilt.
18A movement or throw that overturns something.
19A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction
20Also, the bias or turn so given.
21A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
22A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
23A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
24An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
25To set (something) at an angle
26To tilt.
27To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
28To bevel an edge or corner.
29To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
30A parcel, a division.
31Lively, lusty.
32A call for bidders at a public fair
33An auction.
34To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
35Side, edge, corner, niche.
36To divide or parcel out.
37A surname.

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About antonyms for cant

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