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noun (plural cants) |
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1. slope: slope, degree of slope, or a sloping surface
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2. jolt: a jolt that knocks something out of its straight or level position
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verb (past and past participle cant·ed, present participle cant·ing, 3rd person present singular cants) |
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1. transitive verb jolt something: to knock something out of its straight or level position
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2. transitive and intransitive verb put at angle: to lie, or set something, at an angle
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| [14th century. Via Middle Low German kante or Middle Dutch cant "edge" < Latin cantus "tire"] |
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