Meaning & Definition of Cant in English

1. Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

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

3. A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• "They don't speak our lingo"

4. Insincere talk about religion or morals

5. Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

1. Heel over

• "The tower is tilting"

• "The ceiling is slanting"