Cant, CANT or canting may refer to:

Language

  • Cant (language), a subcultural jargon
  • Can't, the negative modal of possibility in English
  • Canting arms, heraldic puns on the bearer's name

Languages

  • Beurla Reagaird, spoken by Scottish Highland Travellers
  • Cantonese (Cant.), spoken in southern China
  • Scottish Cant, spoken by Scottish Lowland Travellers
  • Shelta, spoken by Irish Travellers
  • Thieves' cant, spoken by British criminals

People

  • Cant (surname), a family name and list of people so named
  • Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician) (stage name: CANT)
  • University of Canterbury, New Zealand, post-nominally

Transport

  • CANT (aviation), an Italian aircraft manufacturer (1923–1944; )
  • Cant (road and rail), the slope across road or track

Other uses

  • Cant (architecture), part of a facade
  • Cant (log), a log partially processed in a sawmill
  • Cant (shooting), tilting a gun around the longitudinal axis
  • Canticle, a Christian song of praise
  • Canting, a tool used in batik dyeing

See also

  • CANT (disambiguation)
  • Canté, a commune in Ariège, France
  • Canter (disambiguation)
  • Canticle
  • Kant (disambiguation)
  • Kante (disambiguation)