cock vs cant

cock and cant both are nouns.

cock and cant both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cant is a hypernym of cock; that is, cant is a word with a broader meaning than cock:

cock: tilt or slant to one side
cant: heel over

Other hypernyms of cock include cant over, pitch, slant, tilt.

cock (noun)	cant (noun)
adult male bird	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
adult male chicken	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid	stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled	insincere talk about religion or morals
obscene terms for penis	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

cock (verb)	cant (verb)
set the trigger of a firearm back for firing	heel over
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
tilt or slant to one side

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