Jargon or insincere talk, especially in politics

noun

1. The expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
2. A set or stock phrase
3. The private language of the underworld

   "the cant of thieves"

4. Jargon
5. The phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect
6. Affected singsong or whining speech

   "a beggar's cant"

verb

1. To talk hypocritically

   "canted about brotherly love"

2. To speak in cant or jargon

   "The thieves were canting among themselves."

3. To talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner

   "bade me cant and whine in another place"

verb

1. To pitch to one side lean

   "The deck of the ship was canting."

2. Slope

   "The roof canted gently."

3. To set at an angle tilt

   "cant a cask"

4. To give a cant or oblique edge to bevel

   "cant off a corner"

5. To throw with a lurch

noun

1. An oblique or slanting surface

   "the cant of a riverbank"

2. Inclination, slope

   "the cant of a gun barrel"

3. An external angle (as of a building)
4. A log with one or more squared sides
5. Corner, niche

adjective

1. Having canted corners or sides

   "a cant molding"

2. Inclined

   "a cant buttress"

adjective

1. Lively, lusty

abbreviation

1. Canticle of Canticles
2. Cantonese

noun

1. Peavey

noun

1. A lumberman's lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and a blunt often toothed metal cap at one end compare peavey

adjective

1. Certain to have a favorable result, performance, or reception surefire

   "a can't-miss prospect"