| 单词 | to cant over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cant over 5. To tilt, take an inclined position, pitch on one side, turn over; often to cant over. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline or be oblique [verb (intransitive)] > slope > tilt tilt1626 tip1666 cant1702 topc1860 trip1869 careen1883 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi vi. ii. 10/1 It [sc. a piece of timber] fell on End in the Midst of the little Children, and then canted along on the Floor between two of the Children. 1851 S. Judd Margaret (1871) iii. 15 It jolted over stones, canted on knolls, sidled into gutters. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. iv. 572 The celestial Sign of the Balance just about canting. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. ii. 551 The History so-called of Europe went canting from side to side. 1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 410 (note) A loose plank, which canted over. 1884 Manch. Examiner 10 Sept. 5/1 The steamer, which had canted over, lay in a very dangerous position. < as lemmas |
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