slope vs cant

slope and cant both are nouns.

slope and cant both are verbs.

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

As nouns, cant is a hyponym of slope; that is, cant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slope:

slope: an elevated geological formation
cant: 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

Other hyponyms of slope include acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade, bank, bank, camber, canyonside, coast, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, escarpment, scarp, hillside, mountainside, versant, piedmont, ski slope.

slope (noun)	cant (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
an elevated geological formation	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

slope (verb)	cant (verb)
be at an angle	heel over

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