Dictionary definition · cant
noun
- stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)"they don't speak our lingo"
- insincere talk about religion or morals
- two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
verb
- heel over"The tower is tilting"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).