cant• This city could reconfigure parts of itself, great vitrodur panelssliding smoothly, tilting, canting.• It maddened him and he canted athwart.• GraveDiggerclears all the yellow cars, canting far to one side.• She was sitting down by the gate, one hand on her neck, her head canted over at a fierceangle.• The controls are canted toward the driver.
Origincant1
(1600-1700)cant“to speak, talk like a beggar trying to get money”((16-18 centuries)), from Latincantare; → CHANT1