Verb

1. To set (something) at an angle.
2. To bevel an edge or corner.
3. To overturn so that the contents are emptied.

Translations

• Dutch: neigen
• Finnish: kallistaa
• German: kanten, kippen

Etymology 3

Verb

1. To divide or parcel out.

Etymology 4

From , presumably from hypothetical kant

Adjective

kant

1. (English dialect) lively, lusty.

Catalan

Etymology

From cantus.

Noun

cant

1. Song

Welsh

Noun

cant ( cannoedd)

1. Hundred.
2. Century.

cant ( cantau)

1. Hoop.
2. Rim.

Mutation

cy-mut-c ant

Related terms

• hanner cant - fifty

References

• Definition from the BBC.

Cant or canting may refer to:

• Cant (language), a secret language
  • Thieves' cant
  • Shelta language or the Cant, a language used by the Irish Travellers
• Cant (architecture), facades which are designed to incorporate more than one angle
• Cant (road/rail), the difference in left-side and right-side elevation
• Cant (surname), a family name (and people with that name)
• Cant., an abbreviation for Song of Solomon ()
• CANT Z.1007, CANT Z.501, and CANT Z.506, Italian WWII-era aircraft
• Canting arms, a coat of arms with a visual pun on the name of the owner
• Canting, to a tool used for making Batik
• Cantiere Navale Triestino (CANT) a 1930s italian aircraft builder

See also

• Can't
• Kant (disambiguation)
• Cantata
• Cantor

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