cant vs hokum

cant and hokum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cant	Yes	No	Yes	No
hokum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hokum is a hypernym of cant; that is, hokum is a word with a broader meaning than cant:

Other hypernyms of cant include bunk, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality.

cant (noun)	hokum (noun)
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees	a message that seems to convey no meaning
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
insincere talk about religion or morals
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

cant (verb)	hokum (verb)
heel over