A Quick and Simple Dictionary

cant

1. Noun.  An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
2. Noun.  A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
3. Noun.  Shelta.
4. Noun.  Empty, hypocritical talk.
5. Noun.  Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
6. Noun.  (heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name of the bearer, canting arms.
7. Verb.  (intransitive) To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
8. Verb.  (intransitive) To speak in set phrases.
9. Verb.  (intransitive) To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
10. Verb.  (intransitive, heraldry) Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
11. Noun.  (obsolete) corner, niche.
12. Noun.  slope, the angle at which something is set.
13. Noun.  A movement or throw that overturns something.
14. Verb.  (transitive) To set (something) at an angle.
15. Verb.  (transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.
16. Verb.  (transitive) To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
17. Verb.  (transitive) To divide or parcel out.
18. Adjective.  (British, dialect) lively, lusty.