To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.

To speak in set phrases.

To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.

To set (something) at an angle.

“to cant a cask; to cant a ship”

To give a sudden turn or new direction to.

“to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football”

To bevel an edge or corner.

To divide or parcel out.

Having angles.

“a canted window”

Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.