Found 3 items, similar to Canting.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: cant bahasa khas, kata bohong, lereng, miring
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cant cant n 1: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition [syn: buzzword] 2: 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 [syn: bank, camber] 3: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); “they don't speak our lingo” [syn: jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular] 4: insincere talk about religion or morals [syn: pious platitude ] 5: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees [syn: bevel, chamfer] cant v : heel over; “The tower is tilting”; “The ceiling is slanting” [syn: cant over, tilt, slant, pitch]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Canting Cant \Cant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canted; p. pr. & vb. n. Canting.] 1. To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football. [1913 Webster] 3. To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt. [1913 Webster] Canting \Cant"ing\, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. -- Cant"ing*ly, adv. -- Cant"ing*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Canting arms, Canting heraldry (Her.), bearings in the nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer. Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear. [1913 Webster] Canting \Cant"ing\, n. The use of cant; hypocrisy. [1913 Webster] ||