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Verb
/kant/,
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canted, past participle; canting, present participle; canted, past tense; cants, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Cause (something) to be in a slanting or oblique position; tilt
    • - he canted his head to look at the screen
  2. Take or have a slanting position
    • - mismatched slate roofs canted at all angles
  1. atilt: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
  2. (CANTING) An originally heraldic term for when the design on a shield or banner of arms forms a pun on the name or attributes of the entity or person represented – allusive arms or armes parlantes  (see also ‘armorial bearings’). ...
  3. (Canting) Adjustment of the boot sole relative to the ski to obtain a better edge-grip.
  4. (Canting) Preaching with a whining, affected tone.
  5. Any thing turned from its square position.
  6. A beveled or chamfered surface; used to refer to furniture legs inclining outwards.
  7. Angled or cut-off corner, forming polygonal plan (e.g. canted bay-window).
  8. Slopping at an angle, such as a sofa or chair back.
  9. sloping at the edges or set at a slight angle.
  10. angled or leaning. In architecture, a part, or segment, of a facade which is at an angle to another part of the same facade.
  11. With an angled edge or sides.