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shakedown vs cant

cant vs shakedown

shakedown and cant both are nouns.

shakedown is an adjective but cant is not an adjective.

shakedown is not a verb while cant is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shakedown Yes Yes No No
cant Yes No Yes No
shakedown (noun) cant (noun)
extortion of money (as by blackmail) two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
a very thorough search of a person or a place a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state 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
shakedown (adjective) cant (adjective)
intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
shakedown (verb) cant (verb)
heel over
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