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cant

Hindi cant का अर्थ हिंदी में
Noun
  • कुभाषा
  • कपट की बात
Adjective
  • असभ्य
  • गंवार
v. i.
  • बनाकर बोलना
  • खास बोली
  • कपट की बात
  • बनाकर बोलना
English cant meaning in English  •  cant का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में
Noun
  • A corner; angle; niche.
  • An outer or external angle.
  • An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
  • A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to give a ball a cant.
  • A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
  • A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
  • A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
  • An affected, singsong mode of speaking.
  • The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation.
  • The use of religious phraseology without understanding or sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; hypocrisy.
  • Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.
  • A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.
Adjective
  • Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.
v. i.
  • To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone.
  • To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic.
  • To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.
v. t.
  • To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.
  • To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football.
  • To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt.
  • to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.
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