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.-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.-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.-of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.-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.-a call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.-to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.