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Meaning
Noun
●
An
argot
, the
jargon
of a particular
class
or subgroup.
●
A
private
or
secret
language used by a
religious
sect
,
gang
, or other group.
●
In Sound & Talking:
A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
⚠️
Empty,
hypocritical
talk.
●
Whining
speech
, such as that used by beggars.
●
In Heraldry:
A
blazon
of a
coat of arms
that makes a
pun
upon the
name
(or, less often, some
attribute
or
function
) of the
bearer
,
canting
arms
.
●
A
call for
bidders
at a public
fair
; an auction.
●
In Sound:
Side,
edge
,
corner
, niche.
●
Slope, the
angle
at which something is set.
●
A
corner
(of a building).
●
An
outer
or
external
angle.
●
An
inclination
from a
horizontal
or
vertical line
; a
slope
or
bevel
; a tilt.
●
A
movement
or
throw
that
overturns
something.
●
In Sound:
A
sudden
thrust
,
push
,
kick
, or other
impulse
,
producing
a
bias
or change of
direction
; also, the
bias
or
turn
so given.
●
A
segment
forming
a
side piece
in the
head
of a cask.
●
A
segment
of the
rim
of a
wooden
cogwheel.
●
In Nautical:
A
piece
of
wood
laid
upon the
deck
of a
vessel
to support the bulkheads.
●
An
unfinished
log
after
preliminary
cutting.
●
In Regional English & Forestry:
A
parcel
, a division.
Verb
●
To
speak
with the
jargon
of a
class
or subgroup.
●
To
speak
in set phrases.
●
To
talk
,
beg
, or
preach
in a
singsong
or
whining
fashion
, especially in a
false
or
empty
manner.
●
In Heraldry:
Of a
blazon
, to make a
pun
that
references
the
bearer
of a
coat
of arms.
●
To
sell
by
auction
, or
bid
at an
auction
.
●
To set (something) at an angle.
●
To give a
sudden
turn
or new
direction
to.
●
To
bevel
an
edge
or corner.
●
To
overturn
so that the
contents
are emptied.
●
To
divide
or
parcel
out.
Adj
●
In British English & Sound:
Lively, lusty.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Argot
Jargon
Slang
Corner
Bevel
Slope
Tilt
Kant
Related
Couldnt
Wouldnt
Lets
Coud
Wil
Oughta
Didn'T
Wud
Rhymes
Ant
Ant
Aunt
Pant
Rant
Cant
Bant
Grant
Slant
Haunt
Scant
Can'T
Ha'Nt
Grant
Plant
Trant
Chant
Brant
Brant
Decant
Levant
Recant
Shan'T
Extant
Enchant
Gallant
Descant
Sha'N'T
Implant
Supplant
Gallivant
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