talk vs cant

talk and cant both are nouns.

talk and cant both are verbs.

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

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

talk: an exchange of ideas via conversation
cant: insincere talk about religion or morals

Other hyponyms of talk include pious platitude, dialog, dialogue, duologue, heart-to-heart, shmooze, shop talk, idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind, cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak.

talk (noun)	cant (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
an exchange of ideas via conversation	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
idle gossip or rumor	stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
a speech that is open to the public	insincere talk about religion or morals
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')	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

talk (verb)	cant (verb)
express in speech	heel over
exchange thoughts; talk with
reveal information
use language
deliver a lecture or talk
divulge confidential information or secrets

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