Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cant
IPA transcription: [k'ænt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: buzzword, cant
    Meaning: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cant, cant_over, tilt, slant, pitch
    Meaning: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
Usage examples
  • Down, down, down the great hull would slide till Katy would hold her breath with fear lest it might never right itself again; then slowly, slowly the turn would be made, and up, up, up it would go, till the cant on the other side was equally alarming.