[{"word":"cants","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.","synonyms":["argot","jargon","slang"],"antonyms":[],"example":"He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger."},{"definition":"A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.","synonyms":["argot","jargon","slang"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Empty, hypocritical talk.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant."},{"definition":"Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A 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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["argot","jargon","slang","argot","jargon","slang"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To speak in set phrases.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Side, edge, corner, niche.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Under the cant of a hill."},{"definition":"Slope, the angle at which something is set.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A corner (of a building).","synonyms":["corner"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An outer or external angle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.","synonyms":["bevel","slope","tilt"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A movement or throw that overturns something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to give a ball a cant"},{"definition":"(coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bevel","slope","tilt","corner"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To set (something) at an angle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to cant a cask; to cant a ship"},{"definition":"To give a sudden turn or new direction to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football"},{"definition":"To bevel an edge or corner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To overturn so that the contents are emptied.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A parcel, a division.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To divide or parcel out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cant","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cants"]}]